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Pre-compiled binaries are provided for some applications with long build times, such as [[LibreOffice]] and [[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]], but users lose the ability to customize optional features. There are configuration options to reduce compilation times, such as by enabling parallel compilation or using [[Pipeline (Unix)|pipes]] instead of temporary files.<ref>[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Installation/Stage#CFLAGS_and_CXXFLAGS CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212004956/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Installation/Stage#CFLAGS_and_CXXFLAGS |date=February 12, 2018 }}, Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook. December 13, 2014. Accessed February 10, 2018.</ref> Package compilation may also be distributed over multiple computers.<ref>[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Distcc Distcc] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212004954/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Distcc |date=February 12, 2018 }}, Gentoo Linux Wiki. February 2, 2018. Accessed February 10, 2018.</ref> Additionally, the user may be able to [[RAM drive|mount a large filesystem in memory]] to further speed up the process of building packages. Some approaches have drawbacks and are not enabled by default. When installing the same package on multiple computers with sufficiently similar hardware, the package may be compiled once and a binary package created for quick installation on the other computers.<ref>[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Binary_package_guide Binary package guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212004921/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Binary_package_guide |date=February 12, 2018 }}, Gentoo Linux Wiki. November 13, 2017. Accessed February 10, 2018.</ref>
On December 29th, it was announced that Gentoo will offer binary packages for download and direct installation. For most architectures, this will be limited to the core system and weekly updates. For amd64 and arm64 however the availability of binary packages reaches over 20 GB.
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gentoo.org/news/2023/12/29/Gentoo-binary.html |title=Gentoo goes Binary! }}</ref>
===Portability===
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