Another fundamental tip

[Steve Hutton]

In article <20030119033132.GA10674@matrix.wg>, Dirk Mueller wrote:
> On Son, 19 Jan 2003, Steve Hutton wrote:
> 
>> Certainly there is room to gain by compiling
>> KDE using gcc 3.2 and its cpu specific optimizations,
>> no?  Can this be added to the tips page?
> 
> Unfortunately gcc 3.x decreases performance in large parts of KDE due to far 
> less optimal symbol mangling. 

hmm :< I suppose then the tip shouldn't involve the gcc version -
simply state that compiling qt/kde with processor specific flags
(and -O3?) can increase perfomance over generic binary versions of KDE.

Steve