you should install the nonavx version first and then run pacman upgrade to download the avx or avx2 if needed. J will detect cpu features and download the appropriate version automatically.
alternatively, run 2!:7'' will print the avx/avx2 capability of the cpu. On Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 10:18 AM Arthur Anger <[email protected]> wrote: > When installing J901, I have to choose between AVX and NonAVX versions. I > feel sure that none of my work would suffer noticeably from lack of vector > processing, so I chose NonAVX, to be on the safe side: I have no knowledge > regarding such a capability on my MacBook, now several years old. > > The machine tells me that the processor is "1.2 GHz Intel Core m3", with > no further detail. Intel offers oodles of information on varieties of m3's > and capabilities of AVX's, but does not help me identify which I have. Is > there a clear route to an easy answer? Thanks. > --Art > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
