On 12/01/2011 23:23, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 10:59:59PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: >> On 12/01/2011 22:41, Steve Kargl wrote: >> >>> Having a set of profiled libraries in-sync with the static >>> and shared libraries allows one to run the profiler on their >>> code when someone changes a library and that change causes >>> a dramatic change in the performance of one's code. >> >> And as Max pointed out in his OP, that only applies to a tiny fraction >> of our users, or even our developers. If you want to use them, turn the >> knob. > > Not only do I want to use them, I do use use profiled libraries. > All those changes to libm that I've submitted over the years > have been run through the profile. I'm glad that you find them useful. How does changing the default affect your ability to do that? > More importantly, we are > discussion freebsd-current. I would hope that the other developers > profile their changes to system before committing. I'd be happy if our developers would stop breaking the build. >>> PS: David was not complaining about "fixing a 17 year old bug". >>> He was stating that a single day of discussion changing >>> a 17 year old practice seems a little too brief. >> >> If it's a good idea, it's a good idea no matter how many different ways >> we flog it. :) >> > > I think it is a horrible idea. Perhaps, we should discuss the > technical issues before you start yet another bikeshed (see > your recent posts concerning the ports repo for your hypocricy). Um, you did see the smiley, right? -- "We could put the whole Internet into a book." "Too practical." Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/Received on Fri Dec 02 2011 - 06:33:41 UTC
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