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On 2013-03-15, Dale wrote: |
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> I didn't miss anything. I get what some are saying. The reason for my |
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> question is this. Gentoo allows a person to customize the OS to the |
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> specific hardware it is being run on. Redhat and other binary distros |
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> don't allow this, unless you compile your own packages which is no |
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> longer really a binary install. |
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> So, if I install Redhat on my machine, would it be less efficient than |
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> my Gentoo install which is customized for my hardware? Has someone else |
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> tested this and made it public? |
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> If people can't get this, never mind. |
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I have not tested this nor seen data on this, but I'd look for |
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comparisons on the efficiency and gains from gcc optimizations. These |
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would be what benefits source-based distros on a specific system |
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compared to binary distros, and a benchmark made with gcc will be |
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simpler and easier to deal with than an os-wide benchmark. |
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Nuno Silva (aka njsg) |
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http://njsg.sdf-eu.org/ |
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