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RE: i686-gcc vs i586-Suse Linux
Atwood, Robert C writes:
> I think what the poster means is
>
> "If the Linux kernel, and possibly some other applications provided
> by a Gnu/Linux distribution provider(Suse), have been configured
> and built with 'i586' options, should there be any problems with
> using a gcc configured and built with 'i686' options, or the
> programs built using that compiler?"
That depends on the processor the poster is using. If it's an i686,
everything will be fine. But the poster didn't tell us.
Andrew.