From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Jun  5 00:33:25 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A4091065679
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  5 Jun 2008 00:33:25 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from fbsd06+WT=005d935f@mlists.homeunix.com)
Received: from turtle-out.mxes.net (turtle-out.mxes.net [216.86.168.191])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 598988FC25
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  5 Jun 2008 00:33:25 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from fbsd06+WT=005d935f@mlists.homeunix.com)
Received: from mxout-03.mxes.net (mxout-03.mxes.net [216.86.168.178])
	by turtle-in.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EAD51647B5
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed,  4 Jun 2008 20:16:37 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from gumby.homeunix.com. (unknown [87.81.140.128])
	(using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9034D23E3F4
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed,  4 Jun 2008 20:16:35 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:16:32 +0100
From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <20080605011632.1172a03b@gumby.homeunix.com.>
In-Reply-To: <484713B6.2030503@magichamster.com>
References: <484713B6.2030503@magichamster.com>
X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.4.0 (GTK+ 2.12.9; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Subject: Re: Effects of CPUTYPE
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:33:25 -0000

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:14:14 +0100
Mark Ovens <parish@magichamster.com> wrote:

> For months now I've been having ever increasing problems with
> software (ports) stopping working - or not working properly; xorg,
> digikam, jalbum, etc.
>=20
> ...
> I understand that this optimizes compilation for that CPU but can
> this potentially cause problems? Is this a possible cause of strange=20
> problems? All my ports are built from source rather than from
> packages so are built with this option.

I think it's unlikely, but it's easy enough to eliminate. =20

=46rom the ports you mention, xorg does seem to be holding a smoking gun.
If you have any unnecessary features enabled in xorg.conf, I'd turn
them off.