Correct Compiler Flags for my Computer

Collins Richey erichey2
Mon May 17 11:47:45 PDT 2004


On Sat, 24 May 2003 14:00:38 +1000
James McDonald <james at jamesmcdonald.id.au> wrote:

> People,
> 
> I have a Pentium III 600 with 512MB RAM running mdk9.1.
> 
> I have been compiling and installing stuff using the compiler flags in
> 
> douglas's mozilla from source sxs namely |'-O3 -march=i686 -mcpu=i686'
> ?
> 
> I compiled Mozilla from source using the gtk2 kit and it took ~8hrs.
> Is this normal when using the compiler optimisations/optimizations as 
> above? Can anyone suggest better compiler options than above or is
> this correct?
> 

Looks fine to me, and that's about the right timing for a moz compile. 
That's right in the ballpark for what I used to get on my K6II/700.

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Collins Richey - Denver Area
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