From: Dave Love <d DOT love AT dl DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: pentium
Date: 17 Feb 1997 18:31:06 +0000
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>>>>> "Martynas" == Martynas Kunigelis <algikun AT santaka DOT sc-uni DOT ktu DOT lt> writes:

 Martynas> Do you mean that pentium optimized code does not run on
 Martynas> 386/486?

I don't know about that, but the `pgcc' hacks that I last saw actually
were even at least somewhat specific to the GCC front end language
(tough on Fortran, for instance).  I've also been told that they are
586-specific and not appropriate (as optimizations) for 686.

For the brave, a snapshot of the current gcc development version,
which has (different) [56]86 knowledge can be had from the GNU `win'32
distribution at ftp.cygnus.com.  [Other front ends than the C-based
ones may not build against it straight off; G77 won't, anyhow.]