quoth the Timothy A. Holmes: > Hi folks: > > In the course of learning gentoo, I managed to create several systems > using the wrong stage 3 tarballs (or something) > > They all have a CHOST setting of i386 > > Should I change this? What benefits will it bring me, and
Depends on your type of processor. If you have a modern x86 you presumably want CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" and you will want to change your '-march=' in CFLAGS to match your specific processor. This will allow gcc to take advantage of newer processor optimizations. > How do I do it? Edit /etc/make.conf. Read the comments... > As I understand it, I change the chost, and then emerge -e system && > emerge -e world I probably wouldn't bother doing a wholesale re-emerge of the system. You can if you want but unless you are running intensive cpu-bound processes I do not think the change will be overly dramatic. I would just change the settings and upgrade/update the individual packages when portage sees fit to do so through normal updates... > Any input you can provide would be welcome > > TIM PS: please try to create a new thread rather than replying to an existing one with a new Q... -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
