FS#37466 - Build binary packages with link-time optimization
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Opened by Ruben Van Boxem (rubenvb) - Thursday, 24 October 2013, 08:53 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Thursday, 24 October 2013, 13:58 GMT
Opened by Ruben Van Boxem (rubenvb) - Thursday, 24 October 2013, 08:53 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Thursday, 24 October 2013, 13:58 GMT
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Description:
Link-time optimization is a general optimization that GCC/ld can perform to increase exectution speed and optimize binary size by inlining/removing code when linking. It has been in GCC since version 4.5, so stability should not be an issue. It should provide significant runtime improvements in various libraries, with a slight increase in compile time. |
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Closed by Allan McRae (Allan)
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 13:58 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 13:58 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
"Link-time optimization does not work well with generation of debugging information. Combining -flto with -g is currently experimental and expected to produce wrong results."