> > It means the compiler for -m686 shouldn't have assumed cmov was available
>
> Eh? -march=i686 *asserts* that cmov is available.
So why is it called "i686" when the intel i686 machine definition says
its optional ? Its just the naming that seems odd
> What's the point of optimizing an IF to a cmov if I have
> to insert another IF to see if I can use cmov?
I've always wondered. Intel made the instruction optional yet there isnt
an obvious way to do runtime fixups on it
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