Hi all, What I am about to suggest is a huge waste of time. The binaries that ship in SL installation CDs/FTP trees, are compiled for 386, aren't they? So obviously these binaries depend on the features of a x386 processor. [Do people at SuSE compile the whole thing from sources on i386 machines? To create binary RPMs?] And obviously these binaries would be missing if a P-IV has something to offer them. It may not be all that useful for command find/top etc as to on/for which CPU were these compiled and for which CPU would they run, but it becomes really important for me - as I have enough stuff compiled over my P-III [some multimedia stuff, including mplayer and some other games too] and now I am thinking of upgrading. Tips are invited for:- 1. Ideas about compiling my own programs for my system. 2. I do not know what source rpms are. I have dealth with tar always. 3. How much gain, does list think, shall come my way if I tried it? For utilities which are used a lot? Freuently used commands? Rohit -- (+91-22-692) 2101 D2, floor-3, Chand : SE : TLSI : 3578 SuSE 8.0 2.4-18-4GB on i686 : sendmail-8.9.3-42 : pine-4.44-121 rohit.sharma@iitbombay.org [maximus_two@yahoo.com] 9821394599@bplmobile.com ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com