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, Jon M <gentoo@net-xero.net> wrote:
>
> Mark M wrote:
> >
> >     Hi Mark,
> >
> >     I actually wasn't planning on using 64bit anyway
> >
> >     I'm wondering if I should set my CFLAGS to -march=x86-32 or leave it
> as
> >     -march=pentium4?  Are they essentially the same?  I already took
> your
> >     previous suggestion and enabled vSMP support, though I haven't moved
> the
> >     drive to it's new home as of yet.
> >     --
> >     gentoo-user@gentoo.org <mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org> mailing list
> >
> >
> > x86-32 will be the lowest common settings for all 32bit cpus.
> > so pentium4 is the setting I believe you should use.
> > I can tell you from my experience, since I use PentiumD cpu, that
> > recompiling with -march=prescott gave me better performance then
> > -marh=x86-32, especially in disk intensive and multimedia applications,
> > such as video encoding and large database access.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Thanks for the tip!  I'll be sure to switch my CFLAGS to that.  I might
> as well make the system run as fast as it possibly can.
>
> What did you set your MAKEOPTS to?  I was thinking -j3 because of the
> two cores plus one.  Did you do the same?
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>
yes my MAKEOPTS are -j3 indeed :)

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