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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:41:33 -0400
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Support in gcc for 586
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Andrew Markebo wrote:
> 
> / Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com> 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+.
> |
> | cgf
> 
> Humm.. I just checked my gcc.
> 
> flognat AT CUTIE2K /usr/lib/gcc-lib
> $ gcc --version
> 2.95.3-2
> flognat AT CUTIE2K /usr/lib/gcc-lib
> $ ls /usr/lib/gcc-lib/
> i686-pc-cygwin
> 
> Smells like 686 compiled??
> 

No!!! It was built on i686 not optimized for i686.  The default
configuration is for i386 optimization.  However, the autoconfiguration
sees the arch as i686 if you configure on i686 and sees the arch as i586
if you configure on a i586, etc.

Earnie.

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