Does bootstrap make native compiler faster? Should I always use --disable-boostrap?

[Martin Liška]

On 6/2/21 10:10 AM, sotrdg sotrdg via Gcc wrote:
> The document said yes. However, what does bootstrap actually do that can make compiler faster?

Hello.

In case of openSUSE, we leverage both bootstrap-lto config with 'make profiledbootstrap'. That utilizes
profile-guided optimization. Moreover, when the latest compiler provides a new optimization, then
only using bootstrap can benefit from it.

Hope it helps,
Martin

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