Re: [gentoo-user] Install Gentoo on one machine, then move the drive to another

["Mark M" <makalsky@gmail.com>]

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On 11/16/06, Alan McKinnon <alan@linuxholdings.co.za> wrote:
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> On Thursday 16 November 2006 01:00, Mark M wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Pentium D is actually an emt64 dual core cpu,
> > so while CFLAGS -march=pentium4 will work, it will be x86-32 instead
> > of x86-64 and of course the compiled apps won't know nothing about
> > the dual core (read almost dual CPU),
> > still it will run, and it will run fast, you may want to recompile
> > the kernel on the data center with vSMP option set, so at least the
> > kernel will know how to manage multithreads between two cores.
>
> In that case he should be cross-compiling with a CHOST set for the
> PentiumD, not so?
>
> alan
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Yes, he can do so, but he won't be able to test run his apps.
And judging from my experience there isn't much difference between apps
compiled for x86-32 or x86-64, however compiling the kernel for right cpu
speed up things, especially multithreaded.

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