>So then I changed the -O2 in the Makefile to -O3 and tried compiling again.
>It got a bit faster in the sends/sec but slower in the bytecodes/sec...
>
>With 3.0.3, -O3:
>  '36802760 bytecodes/sec; 1285996 sends/sec'
>  '37383177 bytecodes/sec; 1285003 sends/sec'
>
>Anyway, thought you might be amused.
>
>--
>Ned Konz
>currently: Stanwood, WA
>email:     ned at bike-nomad.com
>homepage:  http://bike-nomad.com

And if you do -mcpu=586 (is that correct?) -funroll-loops

Still think your warranty is void by using gcc 3.0.3... Mind I read 
somewhere today that someones SPEC benchmarks went up 20% when they 
went to gcc 3.0. or was that just a rumor.
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