Why couldn't the installation program be written to either (a) detect
the type of processor, or (b) ask which type of processor is being
used?
Then install the proper pre-compiled kernel package which would
be included in the distribution.
Am I way out in left field? It doesn't seem like this should be to
awfully hard to do, and would be a big boost to the distribution.
Date sent: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:54:22 -0600 (MDT)
From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Cooker] Re: [expert] Suggestion for Mandrake
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> On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, duncan hall wrote:
>
> > Some of us have pIII and Xeon machines!!!
> >
> > Is there an automated way of converting the source RPMS to be recompiled for pII,
> > PIII, K7, Xeon etc?
> >
> > I'd like to give it a go.
> >
> > Dunc
>
> yes and no, currently only i386-i686
> something like
>
> for arch in i386 i486 i586 i686 ; do
> mkdir -p /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/$arch
> mkdir -p ~/buildlog
> for srpm in *.src.rpm ; do
> rpm --rebuild $srpm --target $arch > $srpm.$arch.buildlog 2>&1 || \
> mailto `id -un` -s 'Build of $srpm for arch $arch failed' < \
> ~/buildlog/$srpm.$arch.buildlog
> done
> done
>
> > Arandir wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 08 Sep 1999, Aaron W. wrote:
> > > > I looked on the web site (briefley) and did not see a suggestions link so I
> > > > am posting it here. I think it would set Mandrake apart from Red Hat and
> > > > others even more to have a fully optimized Pentium II distro. I think that
> > > > having the Pentium version is great but it misses several of the PIIs
> > > > features. I took a look at "Lorax" and all I saw was i386 rpms. This would
> > > > just add to the list as to why Mandrake kicks ass.
> > >
> > > But some of use don't have Pentium II's!
> > >
> > > The pentium optimization of Mandrake is good, but only because i486's and less
> > > are getting rarer. However, straight Pentiums are still common.
> > >
> > > I have a friend that is thinking of using Linux because he is sick to death of
> > > always having to upgrade his machine for EVERY new Windows release. He has
> > > heard stories of people running Linux servers with 16Mb and a i386. He realizes
> > > he will need more than that for a typical desktop/productivity setup, but if he
> > > has to upgrade to a PII, a lot of the Linux advantage just evaporated for him.
> > >
> > > A PII distro would work, but only if a i586 and i386 versions were still
> > > available. Mandrake should be more than just a Redhat for Pentium II's.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Arandir...
> > > _______________________________
> > > <http://www.meer.net/~arandir/>
> >
> >
>
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> --Axalon
>
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