Re: git: c8c2d4f22536 - main - lang/python3: allow using LTO on powerpc64

On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 01:00:19PM +0100, Matthias Andree wrote:
> Am 24.02.23 um 16:48 schrieb Piotr Kubaj:
> > commit c8c2d4f2253694802ef720f098c57800570ad2fc
> > 
> >   lang/python3: allow using LTO on powerpc64
> > 
> >   It was recently fixed and will be available in 13.2-RELEASE.
> >   Since LTO is not enabled by default, it's ok to make it available.
> 
> Careful. LTO causes EXCESSIVE memory use for the build.
> I've had to disable it for a low-memory server I operate (amd64 based,
> but that's the LTO feature itself, not the CPU).

I think most people just disable LTO because they don't have 256GB+ or
whatever amount of RAM it demands for arguably rather little gain.

Putting OPTIONS_UNSET+=LTO in your /etc/make.conf makes the ports tree
much more usable.

./danfe