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Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:46:24 +0100
From: Marc Lehmann <pcg AT goof DOT com>
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Subject: Re: gzip SLOWER with pgcc 1.1?
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On Sun, Nov 22, 1998 at 10:38:44AM -0500, Jonathan Mark Brooks wrote:
> Mind you, this is for c++ source code.  There is no -O6 for c source
> that I'm aware of.  My impression was that the max was -O3 for c
> source.

No, for pgcc, -O6 is better than -O3 with any language. Even with stock
gcc or egcs, everything higher than -O3 is treated as if it
were -O3.

> Would having -O6 to compile c source have the effect of turning off
> optimization since there isn't an -O6 level?  Could this be Michael's
> problem?

No. What machine does he use? Also, gzip optionally can use x86 assembly
code that comes with it, and turning it off (or on) often makes a
difference. The question is how suse have compiled their binary, and unless
you know this, speed comparisons are not feasible.

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