Re: compile bug in HEAD?

Neil Conway writes:

> However, it does appear that we can tweak flex for more performance
> (usually at the expense of a larger generated parser). In particular, it
> looks like we could use "-Cf" or "-CF". Is this a good idea?

Probably.  Run some performance tests if you like.  It looks like -CFea
might be a reasonable candidate.

> While we're on the subject of minor optimizations, is there a reason why
> we execute gcc with "-O2" rather than "-O3" during compilation?

Mainly because everyone does it this way.  Probably because it's a
reasonable compromise between execution speed, compilation speed,
debuggability, and compiler bugs.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net