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Subject: Re: Is it safe to use CPUTYPE?=native on 7.0 ?
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> While setting CPUTYPE=native in /etc/make.conf may work, it fails to
> set MACHINE_CPU to the correct values for your processor type.
>
> The problem is that bsd.cpu.mk doesn't know how to handle CPU type 'native'.

Ah, O.K. - thats the kind of thing I was worried about...

> There is a simple fix for this problem by applying the attached patch
> which uses:

Great, thanks. Out of curiosity, how come this patch isn't in 7.0 ? 

-pete.