From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 26 14:45:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B55E16A4CE for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:45:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [198.92.228.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05FFC43D1F for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:45:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from makeworld.com (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 350F96171; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:45:11 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (racerx@localhost)i6QEj8wn045068; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:45:10 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:45:08 -0500 (CDT) From: RacerX To: Henrik W Lund In-Reply-To: <410593AE.4050707@broadpark.no> Message-ID: <20040726094310.S45041@makeworld.com> References: <4104F8BD.3000707@makeworld.com> <410593AE.4050707@broadpark.no> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-makeworld.com-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-makeworld.com-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: racerx@makeworld.com cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions regarding /etc/make.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:45:20 -0000 Best regards, Chris On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Henrik W Lund wrote: > Chris wrote: > >> I'm curious - I have an AthlonXP cpu, and I seen on several posts where >> people have listed, CPUTYPE?=athlon-xp in /etc/make.conf. >> >> My question is this, what are the ramifications if I added that to my >> /etc/make.conf now, after my current device has had nothing in the before >> mentioned file. >> >> How might the above effect pre installed/compiled apps be effected. >> Also - where can I find valid CPUTYPE? parms so I ensure I use the correct >> one. >> >> In addition, if I add some of the "tweaks" such as >> CFLAGS= -O -pipe >> COPTFLAGS= -O -pipe >> to /etc/make.conf - would there be any impact in pre installed/compiles >> programs after the fact. >> > Greetings! > > No, nothing you put into make.conf will affect already installed software. > This file is for setting build-time options, and as such will only affect > subsequent software builds. And yes, rebuilding and reinstalling a package > you already have qualifies as a "subsequent build". > > As for valid CPUTYPE values, have you checked out the manpage? > > man make.conf > > I'm pretty sure I've seen it in there somewhere. Great! So it only effect things after the fact. Perhaps I might consider recompiling WM's such as Gnome? Or worry about that when there is an upgrade and deal with it then via portupgrade? Thanks - -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ClamAV virus dat updated: Mon Jul 26 2004 at 03:02:52 daily.cvd updated (version: 422, sigs: 1134, f-level: 2, builder: ccordes)