This is a really newbie question regarding my make.conf file settings... I have read through the handbook and the docs for the two variables in question. However I cant find a straight answer on how to proceed....

Basically I am trying to install gentoo for the first time on a pentium4 machine... I used the stage1-x86-2007.0.tar.bz2 tarball... So now I am in the process of modifying my make.conf which looks like :

CFLAGS="-O2 -mtune-i686 -pipe"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
CHOST="i486-pc-linux-gnu"
...bla bla..

This doesn't look right to me and I am wondering if I should just start over? Or if I can get by with setting CFLAGS to: "-O2 -mtune=pentium4 -pipe"?

Hope you can help

First, I'm confused as to why you were expecting CFLAGS and CHOST to match? Those are two separate variables dealing with two different things... Anyway, I'm not entirely sure about your computer's setup, but I would leave CFLAGS as is unless it is giving you a problem. the i486 that's in it now simply refers to one of the newer of the Intel processor families, which if I'm not mistaken is what your P4 belongs to. If you experience any problems with make with CFLAGS unchanged, then would be the time to look into changing it.

Happy Hunting :-)

Thanks! That was my confusion! I wasn't sure if these should match or not. I'll take your advice and only worrie about it once I have problems...

No problem, that's what I'm here for. Reply to this thread if you have any other issues!

Cooul you guys explain me what is the CHOST variable or tell me where to find the docs?