How would that work for offline installs, firewalled installs and so on? Or maybe your point is that those contexts do not need avx support?
Thanks, -- Raul On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 10:45 AM bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
