re: -Os -> libXaw.so: undefined reference to `.L91'

>[...]
>Short version:
>Don't compile (XFree86|xorg)-libraries with -Os.
>[...]
>Anyone run into problems with -Os on other ports?  I've seen some ports 
>not compile with it (mplayer is the only that immediately comes to 
>mind), but never a delayed issue like this where it affects a different 
>port.
>
>Jon Noack

It's a known problem with me anyway. 
Please see what I wrote here, which points to an
official GCC website discussion:
<http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20040415191751.6A8DF5C17>

The bug goes way back:
<http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3F421E7F.6060305>

Besides complaining that FreeBSD won't fix their own tools
to make them reliable, what I do when discovering src that
won't compile right is to whip-up my own patch.  This one
takes care of x11/XFree86-4-libraries:


====-cut-here-====
--- Makefile_orig	Mon Jun 14 00:53:39 2004
+++ Makefile	Mon Jun 14 12:00:34 2004
_at__at_ -35,6 +35,8 _at__at_
 		panoramixext-* printext-* randrext-* renderext-* resourceext-* \
 		xextensions-* xf86ext-* xlibs-* xorg-libraries-* xproto-*
 
+CFLAGS+=	-O2	
+
 USE_X_PREFIX=		no
 PREFIX?=		${X11BASE}
 MTREE_FILE=		/etc/mtree/BSD.x11-4.dist
====-cut-here-====


I don't know if it'll do any good to put these kinds of
patches in PRs.  This isn't a real fix -- it is a
work-around for the lack of maintenance of FreeBSD's
system compilers.  The 5-current gcc is still a "snapshot"
of late last year -- the GCC team released a final version
of it earlier this year, but we don't have it.

There are a _lot_ of FreeBSD ports that patch the -O-levels
in the author's _original_ Make-stuff.  I've written on
this before; just search the maillist archives.  ;)

I've said before that if Linux/i386 works with the -O-levels
in the original Makefiles, and FreeBSD/i386 is using the
same gcc versions that Linux is, then those same -O-levels
ought to work fine on FreeBSD.  Stop patching them!

I've mentioned my main point for using -Os is that this is
the _default setting_ on Apple's XCode developer's system. 
I truly believe it is a major reason Panther (OSX 10.3)
has shown incredible speed-ups over the past few updates. 
It makes a noticable improvement on this puny pentium2
here at work, too (no Macs allowed, been here 27+ years and
I still don't know why, but I digress...).

There are other reasons for using -Os:
 * it shaves a good 20% off the size of my customized
   kernel -- it's around 1.MB smaller... really, honest.
 * it helps keep loops inside the L1/L2 hardware caches.

The "proper" fix would be to update the gcc "snapshots"
FreeBSD is using as a system compiler.  Get them updated
to "official real honest released" gcc versions. 
It's beyond my expertise... we must depend on others...


  --  thx, Paul Seniura
           System Specialist
           State of Okla. D.O.T.