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Date:      29 Oct 1999 15:12:59 +0200
From:      naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian Weisgerber)
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 'uname -p' & wrong CPU
Message-ID:  <7vc6gr$v6j$1@bigeye.rhein-neckar.de>
References:  <19991028185647.A1427@ipass.net> <99Oct29.093450est.40349@border.alcanet.com.au>

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Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> wrote:

> As I understand it, "uname -p" (and "uname -m") are intended to
> report a generic platform architecture (i386 vs Alpha), rather
> than the specific CPU variant.

The OpenBSD people seem to think otherwise. There "uname -p" gives the
CPU (or machine) type in excruciating detail.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                  naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de



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