Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261785AbTFYFSq (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jun 2003 01:18:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261887AbTFYFSq (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jun 2003 01:18:46 -0400 Received: from dp.samba.org ([66.70.73.150]:50668 "EHLO lists.samba.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261785AbTFYFSq (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jun 2003 01:18:46 -0400 Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:29:40 +1000 From: Anton Blanchard To: Shawn Starr Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Speeding up Linux kernel compiles using -pipe? Message-ID: <20030625052940.GA18786@krispykreme> References: <000001c33ad1$5c415ff0$030aa8c0@panic> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000001c33ad1$5c415ff0$030aa8c0@panic> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 550 Lines: 15 > Why aren't we using -pipe? It can significantly speed up compiles by not > writing temp files (intermediate files). I thought we were. Do you have results to show it speeds up kernel compiles? I found the opposite when using ext2: http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0212.1/0040.html Anton - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/