> Oh, OK. I am on a dual, so maybe that's why I see an improvement.
> If I can get another BSD guy to test this, I can remove the pipe for
> all the BSD's.
When benchmarking FreeBSD via worldstone, -pipe makes a difference
(how much remains a debate). Since PostgreSQL's compile is small
enough, it's likely that many folks won't notice any appreciable
difference (though it does add up). Here's a thread worth reading
from the gcc guys:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-bugs/2000-10/msg00138.html
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Sean Chittenden
