> > Couldn't we test some of these parameters inside configure and set
> > them there?
>
> If we could figure out a reasonably cheap way of estimating these
> numbers, it'd be worth setting up custom values at installation time.
Imho this whole idea is not so good. (Sorry)
My points are:
1. even if it is good for an optimizer to be smart,it is even more important, that it is predictable
2. I compile on test machine, production is completely different(more processors, faster disks and controllers)
Andreas