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Firefox intel build vs. regular UB
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shinji
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May 6, 2007, 12:56 AM
 
Was searching here before and I keep seeing people talk about the intel-optimized Firefox build. Is that just one of the nightly builds that someone compiles for intel macs, or are people referring to the final UB version?
     
DuckRacer1
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May 6, 2007, 02:03 AM
 
Optimized Firefox 2.0.0.3 for G4, G5, and Intel Macs (updated): BeatnikPad Journal

Pretty much, it's someone who compiles Intel-optimized builds of Firefox for every release (2.0.0.1, 2.0.0.2, etc).
     
shinji  (op)
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May 6, 2007, 02:50 AM
 
ah thanks
     
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May 6, 2007, 03:41 AM
 
Are they doing anything to optimize it for each platform beyond what's offered by the UB?

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
     
Thinine
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May 6, 2007, 11:41 AM
 
I wouldn't think so, since whatever optimizations they do should be in the project by default. If they aren't, it's likely because they're breaking stuff.
     
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May 6, 2007, 11:41 AM
 
What he said. I'd like to know if there are any benefits.
     
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May 6, 2007, 01:06 PM
 
Originally Posted by Cold Warrior View Post
What he said. I'd like to know if there are any benefits.
...And in my experience, there is none. Well, excluding the 12MB or so of hard drive space you save.
     
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May 6, 2007, 02:35 PM
 
Originally Posted by DuckRacer1 View Post
...And in my experience, there is none. Well, excluding the 12MB or so of hard drive space you save.
A third of a cent of hard drive space!
     
   
 
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