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Date:      Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:52:34 +0100
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Setting CPUTYPE and CFLAGS in make.conf
Message-ID:  <20080409205234.64a24690@gumby.homeunix.com.>
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On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:35:51 -0700
"David Allen" <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com> wrote:


> Thank you for your reply.   It's starting to make a lot more sense.
> Just to confirm, then, if there's no CPUTYPE set,  I can then set up
> a build server on an Opteron box, for example, to build world, kernel
> and ports binaries that can then be installed on my Thinkpad or
> a PIII box?

CPUTYPE=pentiumpro

is a good choice for mainstream i386 processors since it's the common
ancestor of the Athlon and modern Pentium series - the exceptions are
some of the low-power cpus for small form-factor motherboards. The
default is i486, which should handle anything.



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