Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 09:58:13AM +0200, pietia wrote: > so , why the developers doesn't recompile their packages ? Or why there > are no > packages in two version (compiled using gcc 3 and 4 )? > > Sorry for my questions - if sounds stupid. Time to start reading about Debian. Start at: http:

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-25 Thread s. keeling
pietia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > s. keeling pisze: > > pietia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Joey Hess pisze: > >> > >>> No, the debian buildds run unstable (except for the buildds used to build > >>> updates for stable). > >> > >> for whitch architecture are optimized ? > > > > less /boot/config-$

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-25 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 09:41:05AM +0200, pietia wrote: >>> for whitch architecture are optimized ? >> >> less /boot/config-$(uname -r) > > No, probably you don't get it. If i have pentium (686) it doesn't mean > that > I use binary packages optimized for 686 in debian (x86) system. > >

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-25 Thread pietia
s. keeling pisze: pietia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Joey Hess pisze: No, the debian buildds run unstable (except for the buildds used to build updates for stable). for whitch architecture are optimized ? less /boot/config-$(uname -r) No, probably you don't get it. I

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread s. keeling
pietia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Joey Hess pisze: > > > No, the debian buildds run unstable (except for the buildds used to build > > updates for stable). > > for whitch architecture are optimized ? less /boot/config-$(uname -r) -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently ad

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread s. keeling
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > THe binaries you download from debian repositories are built using an > > automatic system. THat system must be stable and reliable. So, it uses > > and older, more tested and stable version of gcc to compile.=20 > > No, the de

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread pietia
Joey Hess pisze: No, the debian buildds run unstable (except for the buildds used to build updates for stable). for whitch architecture are optimized ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 02:10:23PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 09:58:13AM +0200, pietia wrote: > > > > > > > > so , why the developers doesn't recompile their packages ? Or why there > > > are > > > no > > > packages in two version (compi

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread Joey Hess
Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 09:58:13AM +0200, pietia wrote: > > > > > so , why the developers doesn't recompile their packages ? Or why there are > > no > > packages in two version (compiled using gcc 3 and 4 )? > > > > Sorry for my questions - if sounds stupid. >

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 09:58:13AM +0200, pietia wrote: > > so , why the developers doesn't recompile their packages ? Or why there are > no > packages in two version (compiled using gcc 3 and 4 )? > > Sorry for my questions - if sounds stupid. THe binaries you download from debian repositor

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread Miles Bader
Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The conventional wisdom seems to be that the kernel, libc, and various > other compilation sensitive packages, such as mplayer, are indeed > available in multiple, optimized flavors, and that for most other > packages there isn't much to be gained by tweaking t

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:40:32 -0700 Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello , > > > > i wonder why some of packages compiled from source are faster than > > precompiled debs. > > > > for example - why the ruby interpreter in all tested version (look here > > ,please http://www

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread pietia
Amit Uttamchandani pisze: hello , i wonder why some of packages compiled from source are faster than precompiled debs. for example - why the ruby interpreter in all tested version (look here ,please http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/125344 ) 1.8.5,1.8.6, 1.9 is much more faster when is c

Re: binary packages versus source

2007-09-24 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
> hello , > > i wonder why some of packages compiled from source are faster than > precompiled debs. > > for example - why the ruby interpreter in all tested version (look here > ,please http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/125344 ) 1.8.5,1.8.6, 1.9 is > much more faster > > when is compiled fro