Fedora Cleared To Build Python Package With "-O3" Optimizations
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has signed off on the plans for Fedora 41 to build its Python using the "-O3" compiler optimization level rather than the "-O2" default for Fedora packages in the name of better performance.
There's been a proposal with Fedora 41 to use the -O3 compiler flag for better optimizations than the existing -O2 for the Python build. The -O3 optimization level is what upstream Python uses for its release builds and is proven that "it makes Python sig...
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