On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, lee wrote:
> does this i386 vs i686 really make that big a difference ???
It can, in terms of performance, compatability, and debugging. Depending
on the code, I have seen speedups of between 5% and 30% compiling i686
vs. i386. I have also had an occasional nightmare of incompatability that
needed debugging.
> > >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 -q --qf '%{ARCH}\n' <packagename>
> > rpm -qi package_name will display the long info on it :) Should include the
> > arch type as well. Hope this helps.
I agree. The package architecture should be included in the standard info.
I would even go so far as to propose the normal query ('rpm -q') show
architecture in addition to name, version, and release.
thornton
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