Fabian Groffen wrote:
> I'm just wondering... unless it has changed since last time I installed
> Gentoo Linux, but isn't the installation manual on purpose conservative
> with CFLAGS?  make.conf.example also does not much more than
> "-march -O2 -pipe".  -O1 to the linker feels conservative to me.  Still,
> do we really need to go any further?  Why not make additional pointers
> to possible values for LDFLAGS like we do for C(XX)FLAGS in the
> installation manual?

CFLAGS != LDFLAGS, so the installation handbook has never covered them. 
And yes, we are conservative in our documentation with regards to 
optimization, because that's the smart choice.

Ya'll may want to take a look at the compilation optimization guide at 
[1], specifically the FAQ on LDFLAGS. I may need to reword this section 
a bit given how the stance on LDFLAGS has shifted.

[1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml#doc_chap3_sect4