Linda Walsh wrote:
>
> Found this interesting bit of trivia in the glibc library source:
>
> i686> more Implies
> # Due to the reordering and the oher nifty extensions in the i686 it is
> # not really good to use heavily i586 optimized code on a i686. It's
> # better to use i486/i386 code.
>
> Under i786 I found the comment that the Pentium II core was almost the
> same as the Pentium Pro. Maybe Mandrake should optimize for i686, else
> it means for anyone with a Pentium-Pro or higher is probably better off
> running on a 386/486 based distro. :-(
But can't you compile from Mandrake kernel source and set the CPU type
at i686/PPro? That's what I did...
-Stephen-
