[arch-dev-public] [signoff] gcc-4.5 toolchain rebuild

[Dan McGee]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Allan McRae <allan at archlinux.org> wrote:
> On 16/04/10 23:21, Dan McGee wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Allan McRae<allan at archlinux.org>  wrote:
>>>
>>> gcc-4.5.0-1:
>>>  upstream update
>>>  add new deps (libmpc, libelf)
>>>  enable link time optimization
>>>  tidy up configure
>>>  add c89 and c99 launcher scripts (POSIX compatibility)
>>
>> Will we at some point want to add the -lto flag (or whatever it is) to
>> both CFLAGS and LDFLAGS in our defaults?
>
> It is -flto  (and if you are really keen, add -fwhopr  with -fwhole-program
> - experimental).
>
> I would not advocate adding it by default.  Linking is a lot slower
> (obviously) and it seems to use more memory...  sometimes a lot more.
OK sounds good.

> I'd
> let the ricers play with this flag for a while before considering it as the
> default.
But they get to have all the fun! :P
http://www.pbase.com/ha3349/image/76708585

-Dan