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From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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Subject: Re: /etc/make.conf - Multiple Machines
To: drew@mykitchentable.net (Drew Tomlinson)
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 15:36:07 -0500 (EST)
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Questions)
In-Reply-To: <006301c2874e$fc27c9a0$6e2a6ba5@tagalong> from "Drew Tomlinson" at Nov 08, 2002 09:48:02 AM
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> 
> I'm trying to set up a build machine as described in section 21.5 of the
> Handbook.  The directions say to use a common /etc/make.conf for all
> machines that will share binaries.  One of my machines is an i686 class
> CPU.  The other is an i585 CPU.  To what value should I set CPUTYPE.
> Default (nothing)? i586 as it's the lowest common denominator?  And is
> there any value in setting CFLAGS and COPTFLAGS after setting CPUTYPE to
> whatever I should set it?

You can have more than one 'cpu' entry in the conf file.
so:

  cpu       I486_CPU
  cpu       I586_CPU
  cpu       I686_CPU

Would be legal if you want.   Supposedly it makes the kernel just a bit
begger, but not a lot.

////jerry

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Drew
> 

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