On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 18:13:39 -0500, Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 16 February 2002 01:00 pm, skidley wrote: > > My P2 is i686 > > This thread has surprised me by how it's gone on. type 'arch' in a > term and it'll tell you what you have, eg, > ~ $ arch > i686 > > More pertinent might be ... 'so what?'. In my experience with a PII > (350@467), a PIII (katmai 450@600) and'a Tbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED], same ram all > 3 systems), compiling for i686 or athlon often proves slower. > > Nothin scientific, I used the clock on the microwave (computer's > in the kitchen) to test mozilla, and kernel compiles ... ie, � a > minute ;~> i686, or athlon, proved slower more times than not. > Specially with kernels compiled for i686 or athlon, rather than > Mandrake's 'stock' i586 kernels. Even against testing usin 'optimized' > 'trimmed down' kernels to run the tests.
I think that the more you 'optimise' code, the longer it can take to compile. BTW, perhaps you should look into the 'time' command? :) -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "Also we should remember that unfortunately free software is not widely used because people prefers to have something to plug'n'play and not something to configure'n'work." -- Pier Luca
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