Re: Nexgen 586

Kutsal BerberoGlu (kutsal@ug.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr)
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 14:41:25 +0200 (EET)


On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, ToM C. MorGaN wrote:

> I have a Nexgen 586 110mhz prossor. and am running Redhat 4.0 I can
> only get it to compile as i386. So I asked around why can't i compile it as
> a 586. The answers I got were all very different. so if anyone out there
> knows why please tell me. Also is there a patch for this problem ?

As far as I remember, Nexgen 586's are not really 586's.. They don't have
math coprocessor... So that may be why it compiles as i386..

Uhm.. You may also contact Nexgen for specs of their CPU.. :) Maybe it
_is_ an i386? :)

Kutsal