>>>>> "Eric" == E L Meijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Me> 4) Is anyone else interested in a K6-optimized version of
Me> Debian [...] ?
Me> 5) Is this interesting enough to become an "official" port?
Eric> I don't think that is a stunningly good idea. Imagine this:
Eric> debian-i386
Eric> debian-i486
Eric> debian-K5
Eric> debian-K6
Eric> debian-K6-2
Eric> debian-K6-3
Eric> debian-K7
Eric> debian-P5
Eric> debian-P6
Eric> debian-P5MMX
Eric> debian-PII
Eric> debian-PIII
Eric> debian-PIIII
Eric> debian-PIIIII
Eric> debian-PIIIIII:)
Eric> Comments anyone?
Sure. I think you've got a good point, in that Debian is getting
large already. BUT, I had another idea. It would require changes to
dpkg and etc., but it may be worth it. At least it's an idea.
Currently all systems have a platform, like "i386", "alpha", "sparc",
etc. What if systems could also have a sub-platform, like "K6",
"21164", or "PentiumPro"?
That way, for packages that would benefit from per-processor
optimizations, there could be a number of (binary) package files, one
for each sub-platform. (OR just one for each sub-platform that's been
built...). For example, if there was a set of debs like this:
kernel2.0.35-1.2_i386.deb
kernel2.0.35-1.2_i386_k6.deb
Most machines would use the first one, but my machine, recognizing its
"sub-platform", would use the second.
MOST packages aren't going to benefit (majordomo comes to mind), but
some would benefit magnificently and it would be a real cool addition.
~ESP
