Should we build i386 or i686 rpms?
M. Fioretti
mfioretti at mclink.it
Tue Mar 22 06:57:50 UTC 2005
On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 07:37:26 AM +0100, Rakotomandimby (R12y) Mihamina
(mihamina at mail.rktmb.org) wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 14:10 +0800, Didier Casse wrote:
> > Hello people!
>
> Hello.
>
> > I have question that's on my mind for some time now: Does
> > i686-optimized packages really give us improved performance over
> > some of our i386-optimized cousins?
>
> Not a lot. You would see some difference if you are a "strong" user of
> your computer; I mean if you're one of those CPU's are 988% used all the
> time...
>
> > Nowadays most people are using pentiums:
>
> Yes but we should think about those who're using 486... they also
> exist ;-)
Yes, please consider it, see signature!
Ciao,
Marco
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