At 08:46 AM 12/4/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>does this i386 vs i686 really make that big a difference ???
>
>lee
>-====
Well....if you only use i386, your package will /not/ contain any of the high-speed
extensions such as MMX....(What's the name of the Athlon extensions?) in other words,
you're reducing your fancy PIII, PII or PPro to a plain old 386. There's probably
people who can explain it better then me.....
>Jeff Hogg wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jonathan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Thursday, November 30, 2000 9:47 PM
>> Subject: How can I find out the arch of an installed rpm?
>>
>> >Howdy,
>> >
>> >I'm wondering if there's anyway to find out if any particular installed
>> package came from an i686 vs. an i386. Most of them are i386, of course, but
>> I do install i686s when I can. however rpm -q <package_name> doesn't tell
>> you the arch of the original rpm. Is there any quick way of finding out?
>> >
>>
>> rpm -qi package_name will display the long info on it :) Should include the
>> arch type as well. Hope this helps.
>>
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