Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> On Saturday 09 December 2006 04:28, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>   
>> Why do you need i686? (Ok, there are a few like glibc.) i586 works for
>> everyone.
>>     
>
> That's a question I've wondered about - If we have a 686 system wouldn't the 
> 686 packages be better than the 586?
>   
>
I have read here the difference is so slight that it isn't worth it for
most packages.  Some packages do benefit to be sure, but they are few in
number.


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Joe Morris
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