XXI century and still using 386 packages...

Wed Feb 2 17:23:46 CST 2005

On Feb 02, 2005 at 11:32:51PM +0100, Alberto Núñez wrote:
> Hum, if it is compiled for i486, why not to name the debs as 486?
> Maybe because is also 386 compatible?

IMHO, you are misunderstanding. 'i386' in the name of a package means it's
compiled for the i386 _architecture_, not the 386 _CPU_. Do you see the
difference?

2all: Please tell me if I'm wrong.

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