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Subject: Re: How to compile ports applikations with CPU-Spezifik optimations
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On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 02:22 , Paul Everlund wrote:

>>> On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 01:56 , David Liebeherr wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> how can i compile Port-Applikations with optimation for my CPU, or in
>>> other words: How can i tell an port which architekture i have to
>>> compile for?
>>>
>>> Thanx many for every help,
>>> Dave
>>
>> "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I think you can set it in /etc/defaults/make.conf
>>
>> I set my architecture in there and it seems to be on all compiles.
>>
>> Schoene Gruesse
>> MfG aus New Hampshire
>> Chad
>
> Chad did point it out, where to set it, but you should probably not 
> change
> your default file. Instead make a new make.conf file and put it in /etc.
> Make your override there, i.e. put the line;
> CPUTYPE=i686
> if you have Pentium Pro, and let the default file be as is.
>
>

yes Paul, thanks for pointing that out.  I just logged into the machine 
where I actually did this and I do see that I did just that, put it in 
/etc for my "live" one.   My other machine I checked for my original 
answer has never had it modified, hence my confusion.
Thanks again
Chad


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