>So do i686 packages ("optimised to the max") work on i586?
>
>Thanks again,
>pesarif
No, they will not, as they are compiled for i686. It's the same as trying
to use an i586 (Pentium) package on a 486 -- they will not work.
Michael
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On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 05:06, tester wrote:
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> pesarif wrote:
> > Secondly, I noticed in a number of posts that people have mentioned that
> > i686 (Pentium II) packages will run on a Pentium (i586). If gcc does
> > processor-specific optimisations (e.g. use of new instructions), then how
>
nds wrote:
>
> pesarif wrote:
>
> >Hi.
> >
> >I just read some bits and pieces from an open-book called "Maximum RPM". It
> >mentions that to build an RPM from .tar.gz source, you need to have a section
> >called "%files" in the .spec file and that this must list _all_ the files
> >that will be
pesarif wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I just read some bits and pieces from an open-book called "Maximum RPM". It
>mentions that to build an RPM from .tar.gz source, you need to have a section
>called "%files" in the .spec file and that this must list _all_ the files
>that will be installed on the user's sy
pesarif wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I just read some bits and pieces from an open-book called "Maximum RPM". It
> mentions that to build an RPM from .tar.gz source, you need to have a section
> called "%files" in the .spec file and that this must list _all_ the files
> that will be installed on the use
Hi.
I just read some bits and pieces from an open-book called "Maximum RPM". It
mentions that to build an RPM from .tar.gz source, you need to have a section
called "%files" in the .spec file and that this must list _all_ the files
that will be installed on the user's system. The book is a
