Carlos E. R. composed on 2014-10-30 19:20 (UTC+0100):
I also would like the i386 target be dropped and switched to the i686 target instead.
But.
There are some AMD processors that do not support all the instructions of the P-IV (MMS?) and break down. There have been recent reports about that.
Then I think that there are some modern low powered CPUs that are 32 bit, being sold in some laptops recently. I saw a post not long ago about one, but we did not clarify fully if it was really 32 bit CPU or if it had some other limitation instead. Like a 32 bit memory path :-? There were doubts, but the OP did not comment back.
Lots of info on the subject of CPU types and instructions in the QT bug denying request to revert enabling by default of sse2: https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-35430 According to a comment there, no 32 bit AMD CPU supports sse2. That means without disabling sse2, the only supported antiques are those from Intel, and naming the arch i586[1] or 32-bit amounts very unfortunate marketing if not outright lie. [1] http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/13.1/repo/oss/suse/i586/ -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org