On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 15:20, Lenz Grimmer wrote: > That's correct. We build our Alpha binary with the Compaq C/C++ compiler on a > Compaq DS-20, which has an EV6 processor. So far, we only used the compile > option "-fast", which by default optimizes for the platform it is currently > running on and breaking backwards compatibility. The code will probably cause > "illegal instruction" traps for you.
Yup... "illegal instruction" that is what happened to me... It was at that point I read the documentation about the build and found out why. What can I say... I am a physicist, I take the experimental approach first. :) > I have now added the compile flag "-arch generic", which is supposed to make > sure the code runs on all Alpha machines - all upcoming releases of MySQL > will now be compiled with this flag. This is why I love MySQL and MySQL AB... unparalleled database performance and ease of use, unbeatable customer satisfaction and just plain great people. Thanks Lenz Tim --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php