Re: performance hit with --enable-debug

> Thomas T. Thai writes:
>
> > what kind of performance hit would i endure if i compiled with
> > --enable-debug on -current
>
> The effect in terms of query execution speed is probably minimal.  The
> problem is that the executables get about 15% larger, which can lead to
> longer load times, more memory usage, and ultimately to some speed issues.
> Personally, I wouldn't worry about it too much, especially if you're
> running beta and want to track down potential bugs.

Not sure about the longer load times.  Once the postmaster is loaded and
the first postgres client, all the pages are probably faulted in at that
point.

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