[rescue] Perverse Question

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Patrick Giagnocavo +1.717.201.3366 wrote:

> You can get around this, but it requires a recompile.  On BSDs you can
> pull down everything and then do a make world.  On SM51's etc it does
> make a difference once you compile everything...

Yup, it makes a HUGE difference for ssh.

> > They have started making mechanisms in shared libraries to pull
> > in optimized libraries for applications where it will make a
> > difference...   to combat this effect AND maintain sun4c compatibility.

> Only 8-10 years after folks like SGI did it <-sigh->

Sun has been doing it about that long too...  still does.

--Kurt