I am in the middle of re-attempting an installation after my first
two attempts froze.  I have just completed an "emerge sync", and I'm
giving the /etc/make.conf file a once-over before I go.

Question.  Apologies if this is a FAQ.  Google doesn't provide a
clear answer...

In the CHOST section at the top, my default value (before entering
stage 1) is "i486-pc-linux-gnu".  In reading the comments, it says
to leave this alone for a "Pentium Pro or higher processor."  My P4
is indeed >= PPro.  However, then it says that any "modern" machine
should use i686.

Later on, in CFLAGS, the file has an "-mCPU=i686" declaration.

So which is it?  Should I leave it at i486 and proceed with stage1,
or change it to i686?  Should I leave it alone for stage1, then go
back and change it for stage2?

Jason Newquist
San Francisco Bay Area


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