Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 18:35:07 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Support in gcc for 586 Message-ID: <20010422183507.A25103@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <200104221604.JAA10695@mail7.bigmailbox.com> <20010422123312.A24385@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: ; from flognat@flognat.myip.org on Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 07:26:28PM +0200 On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 07:26:28PM +0200, Andrew Markebo wrote: >/ Christopher Faylor wrote: >>On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 09:04:04AM -0700, Nicolay Giraldo wrote: >>>I just downloaded and installed cygwin, to find that I can't compile >>>anything because gcc supports only 686 and up. I have a Pentium MMX, >>>what can I do ?? >> >>Use the gcc that comes with the package. >> >>It should support 386+. > >Humm.. I just checked my gcc. > >flognat@CUTIE2K /usr/lib/gcc-lib $ gcc --version 2.95.3-2 >flognat@CUTIE2K /usr/lib/gcc-lib $ ls /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ i686-pc-cygwin > >Smells like 686 compiled?? Did you actually TRY THIS? Cygwin was built with this compiler. I haven't seen anyone complaining that Cygwin didn't operate on a "Pentium MMX". If you are actually having some sort of problem, then post it here. Otherwise, it appears that you are making incorrect assumptions about the way that gcc operates. cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple