On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 06:34:25PM +0200, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach Nathan E Norman (on Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:01:13AM -0500): > > Well, for one thing, you can compile kernels on your 1GHz Athlon > > instead of your old 486 :) Since kernel-package creates a package, it > > can be installed anywhere. > > but i usually choose the appropriate kernel architecture during the > menuconfig session, and while the 486 will run on the Athlon, it's not > vice versa. and am i not correct in believeing that it's better e.g. > for a pentium to run a P5 kernel rather than a 386 kernel... > performance wise? So what? Compiling a kernel "here" and running it "there" means you choose the appropriate optimisations for "there", not "here"! I fail to see why you think compiling a kernel on an Athlon, but optimising for a 486 cos you're installing on a 486 is a problem. Choosing things in the kernel config lets the compiler know what code to compile, and how. It doesn't follow that the compiler makes assumptions about the hardware it's running on _right now_. -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com | -- Patton
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