Packages with optflags and/or debuginfo issues

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Tue Jan 30 19:02:32 UTC 2007


Till Maas wrote:
> It's speed vs security/debugging, afaik applications compiled 
> with -fomit-frame-pointer are (slightly?) faster that compiled without it and 
> I guess the security features slow down applications, too. I guess there is 
> not much to discuss, either speed or security/debugging is more important. 
> What would be the appropriate committee? fedora-packaging at redhat.com?
>
>   
Packaging Guidelines are already pretty clear, imo,
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#head-8b14098227aebff1cf6188939e9d0877295ac448

"... Adding to and overriding or filtering parts of these flags is 
permitted if there's a good reason to do so; the rationale for doing so 
should be reviewed and documented in the specfile especially in the 
override and filter cases."

-- Rex




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