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Date:      Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:25:25 -0400
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        magikman <magikmanv2@cox.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: make.conf and Nocona Xeon
Message-ID:  <4322FAE5.3050603@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <4322D3D2.4000001@cox.net>
References:  <4322D3D2.4000001@cox.net>

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magikman wrote:
>    I am trying to setup a server with two Nocona Xeons and can't decided 
> what flags I should use in my make.conf. I have looked at the example 
> make.conf that comes with FBSD-5.4, however, this has left me a tad bit 
> confused. I have also checked google for a possible answer, but some 
> people are using amd64 some are using nocona and some are just using 
> pentium4 for their CLFAGS. Do any of you know what the best combination 
> of flags would be for this processor? Or if any of you could post your 
> make.conf as an example i would greatly appreciate it.

Set your CFLAGS to "-O2 -pipe", and add a "-march=pentium" if you're really 
motivated.  People who try to use machine-specific compiler tunings like 
pentium4 or nocona have run into problems like the boot loader not working right.

-- 
-Chuck




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