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diff --git a/site/user/build.md b/site/user/build.md index 1ddcfd812f..c9d17b4ec1 100644 --- a/site/user/build.md +++ b/site/user/build.md @@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ link Skia against the headers and libaries found on the system paths. use `extra_cflags` and `extra_ldflags` to add include or library paths if needed. +A note on software backend performance +-------------------------------------- + +A number of routines in Skia's software backend have been written to run +fastest when compiled by Clang. If you depend on software rasterization, image +decoding, or color space conversion and compile Skia with GCC, MSVC or another +compiler, you will see dramatically worse performance than if you use Clang. + +This choice was only a matter of prioritization; there is nothing fundamentally +wrong with non-Clang compilers. So if this is a serious issue for you, please +let us know on the mailing list. + Quickstart ---------- |