Linux Installation/Compilation Question
 

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to force a different architecture to be compiled at installation-time ? Here's the deal, I need to force a 586 kernel compilation while installing on a Pentium II (686). I can't any specific information on the net about this other than it can be done.

for more details check out my other posting in the Laptop Forum under "Tablet PC Installation". I'd post the URI, but apparently if you haven't posted 5 times, you can't post a URI.

help! this is killing me...


thanks!!!

-kincy

The gcc compiler supports the -mcpu and -march options, allowing you to optimize for another CPU within the same family without the need for cross-compiling (meaning you can compile for a 386 but not for an M68K CPU if you're running on a Pentium-2 class system). Other than that it's pretty much application-specific. Try ./configure --help if the app has a configure script. Hope that helps.

Håkan

This may help.

http://linuxfromscratch.idge.net/hin...piling-x86.txt

I haven't really read it yet, but I remembered glancing at it.

Good stuff
 

Digiot, great link. this was just what I was looking for. Now, if I just understood everything (but then what fun would it be...)

cheers,

-k

*g* Some challenging confusion always adds spice to the adventure. Good luck. :)