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It is rare to see an extensive and unhappy discussion over the selection of
compiler options used to build a distribution, but it does happen. A case
in point is the debate over whether Fedora should be built with frame
pointers or not. It comes down to a tradeoff between a performance loss on
current systems and hopes for gains that exceed that loss in the future —
and some
disagreements over how these decisions should be made within the Fedora
community.