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Re: i386 compatibility & libstdc++



Hi,

On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 09:26:41AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 08:51:41AM +0200, Matthias Klose wrote:
> > Should Debian further support the i386 target, or make (at least i486)
> > the default for code generation? Asking because I'm unsure how to
> > provide the libstdc++5 package.
> 
> Realistically, are there any C++ apps on the planet that wouldn't choke
> an i386 to death anyway?

There's nothing wrong with the performance of C++ apps. Years ago I did
lots of C++ development on a 16MHz 386SX running DOS. The problem is STL
and the fact that a lot of C++ programmers tend to forget to conquer
while dividing.

Cheers,


Emile.

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