On 3 Jun, Paul wrote:
>
> On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, vern wrote:
>
>>When Mandrake code is said to be optimized for the
>>Pentium class machines is it optimized in the source
>>code, or does Mandrake have a "custom" compiler they
>>use?? I notice most all the mdk stuff is labeled i586.
>>Do they (the programmers) have to go into the source
>>of each package and "bit fiddle" it, or is it a matter
>>of "packaging" the code. I notice each programmer, or
>>engineer attaches their name to the package.
>>vern
>
> My guess is that they use special compiler switches for that.
>
such as -mpentium.
L
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