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Re: What architecture are we?



Bruce Perens writes:
> I'm assuming that user-mode software built for the Pentium still runs on
> 386. If that's the case, please add the flag and send it back to the author
> for inclusion in the upstream source.

OK, I forwarder this, and the previous message, on to the new gcc
maintainer.

> The -m486 flag unrolled loops, and that's what is being turned off with
> the -m586 flag, isn't it?

No, I believe it's only turning off the unusually large alignment that
the 486 likes.

David
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