On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm kind of surprised that it is twice as slow. But it is true that on > an ELF system shared libraries are always slower than static libraries, > though the slowdown is normally more on the order of 5%. > Is this a characteristic of ELF? Or how 'most' processors have to implement PIC in ELF (i.e. could a ... better designed processor have the same performance?)? > Disk prices have fallen so far that very few people are short on space > these days. At least, they aren't short on space for the compiler which > normally lives on a regular computer rather than, say, a phone. Does > this really matter for you? > This IS still an issue for certain older systems. Like a Quadra 700 or a PowerMac 8600, both of which use narrow SCSI for the 'root' disk controller. > Ian > Thanks! kevin
