Re: [rock-user] Installation report drock 2.0.1 rev. 2585 (incoming)

Hi,

>>I just found out why I considered optimizing for Pentium-Pro back in
>>those days when I choose this:
>>
>>"The K6 does not support the new P6 ISA instructions, specifically,
>>the conditional move instructions. It also does not appear to support
>>the set of MSRs that the P6 does (besides the ever important TSC
>>register.) So from a programmer's architecture point of view, the K6
>>is more like a Pentium than a Pentium-II. Its not clear that this is a
>>real big issue since all the modern compilers still target the 80386
>>ISA."
>>
>>I see no reason why do prevent the official desktop builds to run on
>>all those fine older Super7 AMD boards. They still make reasonable
>>desktops when the graphical environment is choosen carefully.
>>    
>>
I see no reason why to make this decision dependent on exactly
those "fine older Super7 AMD boards".

Why not support all older boards and compile for both
the 80386 and the Intel 6 family with mmx which means Pentium-II?

Unfortunately PentiumPros don't have mmx.

#cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 1
model name      : Pentium Pro
stepping        : 7
cpu MHz         : 199.314
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov
bogomips        : 397.31

Regards,

Silvio