Re: [expert] compile for i686

[John Aldrich]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> William Ahern wrote:
> > 
> > how do i compile mysql w/ i686 optimizations? for that matter, how can i best
> > optimize it?
> > 
> > ./configure.... ?
> ---
>       Setting the target for i686 will produce binaries in the 686
> directory, but gcc doesn't seem to know anything about x86 higher
> than -m486.  I don't understand how pentium or 686 optimizations performed
> if the compiler won't take a -m586 or -m686 flag.  Are there other flags
> I'm missing?
> 
Try egcs as the compiler. I believe IT supports 586+
        John