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On Friday 05 December 2003 22:23, Jason Newquist wrote:
> 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?

Set them properly first.
My P4 uses:
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-Os -march=pentium3 -pipe" # does pentium4 work right yet?
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"

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Mike Williams
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