Gentoo Archives: gentoo-releng

From: Seemant Kulleen <seemant@g.o>
To: John Davis <zhen@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-releng@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-releng] x86 GRP
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 02:41:18
Message-Id: 1085625636.5265.4.camel@sephora
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-releng] x86 GRP by John Davis
1 > Is there a better choice for subarches to keep? Can x86 cover the i486
2 > and i586 people, or do we need to ditch i686 and add in a i586 set?
3 > Should we do three sets and have ix86, i586, and i686?
4 >
5 > My argument for keeping i686 is the sheer number of machines out there
6 > that are i686 and above. I think that x86 and i686 offer the most
7 > flexibility for what we can offer.
8
9 Come to think of it, actually, I agree with you -- x86 and 686 probably
10 cover the gambit. If we felt like going out on a limb, a 586 might not
11 hurt.
12 --
13 Seemant Kulleen
14 http://dev.gentoo.org/~seemant
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