Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:12:13 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Executable size: limit to acceptability?
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Waldemar Schultz wrote:

> BTW can anyone explain the reason or benefits for using -O6 I often found in
> DJGPP distributions please.

In what DJGPP distribution(s) did you see -O6?  AFAIK, the absolute 
majority use -O2.  -O6 was a no-op until GCC 2.9x (or EGCS before it) 
came into existence.