Re: [Alug] Gentoo 1.4 install [OT almost]

Wayne Stallwood <wayne.stallwood@btinternet.com> wrote:

It is really worth the additional hassle (if there is any) Are there really any speed improvements or are they subjective

I have heard that 90% of the speed improvements can be obtained for Debian users by selective use of apt-build with a compiler optimised for your platform and then you get the benefits of debian's wonderful package management tools, too. I have not attempted to verify that. Anyone? MJR