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From: "Ed Nixon" <enixon AT noc DOT tor DOT hookup DOT net>
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Date:          Tue, 6 Sep 1994 16:58:04 +0000
Subject:       Re: -m486

I've just recently downloaded and intstalled the djgpp executables 
from OAK.OAKLAND.EDU. There ARE documentation files included with 
most or all of the modules however, I haven't seen a 'definitive' set 
of User Guides or Reference Manuals (perhaps in PS format?) which contain 
information about the command line switches of the various 
components as well as the interactions and expectations of the 
components.

Does such exist in either binary or printed form?
Short of downloading the Unix gcc files and rooting around in them, 
I'm at a loss (except for the FAQ which I haven't seen yet).
Help? Pointers?

Thanks for any newbie type help.                      ...edn


> Date:          Mon, 5 Sep 1994 23:24:38 -0500 (CDT)
> From:          "Troy D. VanHorn" <tvanhorn AT ozarks DOT sgcl DOT lib DOT mo DOT us>
> Subject:       Re: -m486
> To:            WU DAVID S <wudavid AT ecf DOT toronto DOT edu>
> Cc:            djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

> 
> 
> On Thu, 1 Sep 1994, WU DAVID S wrote:
> 
> > 
> >   What exactly does the -m486 compiling command do?  
> > 
> 
> It makes GCC produce more efficient code for a 486.  Probably won't help 
> a 386, but it won't hurt either--code will still work on a 386.  Probably 
> only makes sense when using optimization.  i.e. GCC -O2 -m486 ....
> 
> Hope this is of interest...   Troy...
> 
> 
> oy...
> 
> 
> 
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