On Sun, 10 Jan 2021, Greg Troxel wrote:
I'm guessing the answer is that it makes sense to use v7 packages on v7-capable machines, but the answer is not yet in the RPI howto, so I can add it if there is consensus/rationale.
The place where will see the biggest difference is code that can take advantage of SIMD extensions. You need packages built for Armv7+ to use NEON instructions.
Take care, Jared