Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Processor Type ??? Of compiler or executer? | From | (Aaron M. Ucko) | Date | 28 Dec 1997 17:06:52 -0600 |
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Tim Connolly <kb8eht@access.mountain.net> writes:
> This may sound silly, and its never cause a problem... > But, when I am compiling a new kernel I always wonder > when it asks: Processor type (386, 486, Pentium, PPro) [...]..etc > If I am compiling this on a Pentium but plan on FTP'ing it and > running this kernel on a 486, what answer should I give ???
You should tell it what you're planning on RUNNING it on (so 486). Any kernel compiled for a 386 will run on all x86 platforms, and anything compiled for a 486 or better will run on any 486 or better; the differences among those settings are in performance-related things like alignment.
-- Aaron M. Ucko <amu@mit.edu> (finger amu@monk.mit.edu) [Stark raving sane]
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