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@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ You should do a "make clean" at the toplevel first.)
To get an optimized build of Python, "configure --with-optimizations" before
you run make. This sets the default make targets up to enable Profile Guided
-Optimization (PGO) and Link Time Optimization (LTO) on most platforms.
-For more details, see the sections bellow.
+Optimization (PGO) and may be used to auto-enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
+on some platforms. For more details, see the sections bellow.
Profile Guided Optimization
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ that is optimized and suitable for distribution or production installation.
Link Time Optimization
----------------------
-LTO takes advantages of recent compiler toolchains ability to optimize across
-the otherwise arbitrary .o file boundary when building final executables or
-shared libraries for additional performance gains.
+Enabled via configure's --with-lto flag. LTO takes advantages of recent
+compiler toolchains ability to optimize across the otherwise arbitrary .o file
+boundary when building final executables or shared libraries for additional
+performance gains.
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