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From: Peter Jeremy <jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>
Subject: Re: 'uname -p' & wrong CPU
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On 1999-Oct-29 08:56:47 +1000, Randall Hopper wrote:
>Is there a reason why 'uname -p' always reports 'i386'?

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.

>Linux kicks out i586 for Pentium-class CPUs,

Against which Solaris reports `sparc' and Digital UNIX reports `alpha',
rather than the specific processor variant.

Peter


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