RPM i386 vs i686 performance

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 07:10 3/23/2004, you wrote:
>Somebody have try do recompile all critical package (like gcc, gnome,
>XFree) with best CPU type?

Yes, lots of people have tried. There is no real benefit in most cases.

Most packages are compiled with instructions that a 386 could understand, 
but they are *optimized* for a 686. So while you could get an improvemente 
by rebuilding all packages, it's likely to be small.

Note that the kernel, glibc, and other packages *are* provided in 686 
versions since for those packages it does make a big difference.


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