Changing the default 32-bit x86 arch for Fedora 12
Jeremy Sanders
jeremy at jeremysanders.net
Mon Jun 15 19:01:09 UTC 2009
Bill Nottingham wrote:
> - Faster and more consistent FP math by using SSE2 registers
> - Allows for autovectorization by GCC where necessary
> - More clearly delineates our support set of targets, sticking true
> to forwards innovation, not necessarily legacy support
Why not leave it be and suggest people move to the less brain dead x86-64
instead? Innovation and legacy support.
The slower x86 is, the more motivation there is to move to x86-64.
Jeremy
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