Re: Compiling Firefox

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On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Nilesh Govindarajan <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Jeffrey Lynn Parke Jr.
> <jeffrey.parke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Jeffrey Lynn Parke Jr.
>>> <jeffrey.parke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan <lists@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> >wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Matthew Monaco <dgbaley27@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > On 05/30/2010 10:53 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Hi,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> In order to improve firefox's reponse time, I'm thinking of compiling
>>> >> >> firefox with gcc's -O3 and -march settings from the ABS.
>>> >> >> Any tips on that matter, about updates, etc. ?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Try firefox-pgo. You have to be careful with gcc options when
>>> compiling
>>> >> > firefox. The AUR's firefox-pgo sets up properly for you.
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> It seems firefox-pgo is for 64bit, but I am on 32bit. I had put up a
>>> >> thread about upgrading to 64bit, but many suggested that it would not
>>> >> improve the performance much :(
>>> >> Should I compile after upgrading ?
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Nilesh Govindarajan
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>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > it should be for both 32 and 64 bit
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> Hmm, I think so, the compilation should fail if not :)
>>> What's about firefox-qt ? Is it worth installing it ?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nilesh Govindarajan
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>>>
>>
>>
>> that's a firefox port for the qt toolkit, as opposed to the regular gtk one.
>>
>
> I know that, but is it worth installing ?
>
> --
> Nilesh Govindarajan
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>


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