Changeset eea36593

Timestamp:

09/26/2003 04:39:54 AM (21 years ago)

Author:

Greg Schafer <greg@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.5-systemd, 7.6, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.7-systemd, 7.8, 7.8-systemd, 7.9, 7.9-systemd, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, s6-init, trunk, v5_0, v5_1, v5_1_1, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

0bb2989

Parents:

1cb7ced

Message:

Incorporate suggested changes from Bruce. Thanks.

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2884 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

File:

• chapter06/introduction.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter06/introduction.xml

@@ -18 +18 @@
 <para>If you plan to use compiler optimizations in this chapter, take a look at
 the optimization hint at <ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>. Compiler
-optimizations can make a program run a touch faster, but they may also cause
+optimizations can make a program run slightly faster, but they may also cause
 compilation difficulties and even problems when running the program. If a
 package refuses to compile when using optimization, try to compile it without
 optimization and see if the problem goes away. Even if the package does compile
-when using optimization, there is the risk it may have been compiled
-incorrectly due to compiler bugs or whatever. In short, the small gains achieved
-in using compiler optimization are generally outweighed by the risk. First time
-builders of LFS are encouraged not to bother. Your system will still be plenty
-fast enough and very stable at the same time.</para>
+when using optimization, there is the risk it may have been compiled incorrectly
+due to complex interactions between the code and build tools. In short, the
+small potential gains achieved in using compiler optimization are generally
+outweighed by the risk. First time builders of LFS are encouraged to build
+without custom optimizations. Your system will still be very fast and very
+stable at the same time.</para>
 
 <para>The order in which packages are installed in this chapter has