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|  | Posted: Mar. 21 2007,20:46 |  |  Compile-time optimizations are typically over-rated.  Pentium-pro and later can actually execute the code they receive in an optimized manner regardless of -mtune or -mcpu options.
 
 However, one exception is the original Pentium MMX processor.  It is THE most sensitive processor to compile-time options.  Since DSL is likely run on a lot of old PI-MMX laptops, an i586, MMX optimized version would squeeze extra performance out of them.
 
 http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/08/msg01740.html
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