Compiler Flags on Pidora

Compiler Flags on Pidora

Project Description

Find a set of compiler flags that reduce the binary size and improve performance for packages built for Pidora.

Project Leader

Charley Jiang

Project Contributor(s)

TBD

Project Details

Find a set of compiler flags that creates smaller and more efficient binaries for Pidora, compared to the current compiler flags.

A set of packages will be selected for testing, to cover a range of dependencies and use cases, such as common utilities, libraries, and GUI tools.

The packages will be built in a Mock environment on an ARMv6 machine.

List of packages

• TBD

Project Plan

Tracking

Project updates will be posted to this page and Charley's Blog

Key contacts

TBD

Goals by Release

Goals for each release and plans for reaching those goals:

0.1

• Create a script that compiles a list of packages from source, using different combinations of compiler flags, and outputs the sizes of the compiled binaries
• Find multiple combinations of compiler flags that create smaller binaries

0.2

• Test the combinations found in 0.1 against a larger set of packages to ensure there is a consistent reduction in binary size
• Test the performance of the smaller binaries and determine which set of compiler flags yields the best performace

0.3

• Submit a patch to the rpm package recommending the new compiler flags

Communication

Blogs

Charley Jiang's Blog