---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: i686 Port From: "Richard Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, August 28, 2007 8:54 pm To: "Celejar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:06:10 +0100 (BST) > "Richard Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I was wondering why debian doesn't have a port of packages optimised for >> i686, I realise they have support for i386, which obviously incudes >> everything from an intel 386 to the latest and greatest intel and amd >> processors (running in 32bit), ultimatley the i686 already has 'support' >> however I just thought it would be great if a port was available where >> the >> packages had been compiled specifically for i686 as I have noticed that >> when I use i686 optimised distro's such as arch, or even slackware there >> is a noticable performance difference. > > I'm no expert, but I believe the thinking is that most of the processor > dependent code is in libc6, for which we do have the -i686 version, and > the kernel, which also comes in -686 flavors. > >> Richard Thompson > > Celejar > -- > mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email > ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yes, I expect you are right about that, but there are other things such as services which, if they were i686 optimised I would expect to see a performance increase, I am also no expert, I was just jealous of arch's speed, and also suprisingly slackware's speed, which would suggest they've got something right Richard Thompson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
