> > On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Teunis Peters wrote:
> >
> > > That's EXACTLY what I had in mind!
> > > [I don't know much about non-intel processors either but browsing the
> > > kernel source hasn't helped me figure out how to compile or run one of
> > > them]
> >
> > It wouldn't. They're clones. You treat them like the equivalent
> > Intel part they are compatible with unless you know better. That's
> > the whole point of them! :-)
>
> Tell that to Alpha or PowerPC or MIPS or 68K....
>
> DON'T assume all non-intel chips are intel clones!!!!!!!!
>
> I for one wouldn't insult users of, say, Alphas by calling their chips
> intel clones....
Neither would I. But the thread was about a suggestion that there
should be separate compile time config options for 386, 486, Pentium,
Pentium Pro, 5x86, 6x86, 6x86MX, K5, K6 ad infinitum. Obviously you
can't compile for a different architecture if you don't know what
it is at compile time but compatibility with Intel variants is
another question.
Mike
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