Should -fcross-jumping be part of -O1?

Stephan T. Lavavej stl@caltech.edu
Wed Dec 3 21:35:00 GMT 2003


[Felix Lee]
> I think saying what direction you're going is less confusing
> than saying what axis you're moving on.  "quickly", "small",
> "fast" instead of "speed", "size", "time".  use words that
> will fit the sentence, "I want my code ____".

I disagree strongly with making the optimization options even more
complicated than they are now; O0/O1/O2/O3/Os is plenty already.

But, /if/ gcc were to take the confusing and complicated route, I suggest
that the "increase compilation speed" option be called -Onow.  :->

Stephan T. Lavavej
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