Optimization-levels vs USE-Flags
These are just _optimization-levels_. They make software unstable if used excessively!
They don't make much difference, either. The USE-flags do!
It's about what you include into your binary, and not only how much you optimize it.
That's why Gentoo is faster; because you can influence the number of dependencies in the package-manager (Portage) and actually compile it into your program. This is not possible in normal binary-based-distributions.
This is also the reason why the benchmarks you linked to are _irrelevant_ if you want to discuss Gentoo's overall performance.
Originally posted by JS987
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They don't make much difference, either. The USE-flags do!
It's about what you include into your binary, and not only how much you optimize it.
That's why Gentoo is faster; because you can influence the number of dependencies in the package-manager (Portage) and actually compile it into your program. This is not possible in normal binary-based-distributions.
This is also the reason why the benchmarks you linked to are _irrelevant_ if you want to discuss Gentoo's overall performance.
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