Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Compiler machine compatibility

[Nick Foster]

On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 13:23 -0400, Marcus D. Leech wrote:
> On 08/04/2011 1:06 PM, Nick Foster wrote:
> >
> > Make sure you're compiling with optimization flags appropriate for the
> > hardware you're planning to run on. For instance, if you spec -msse3 or
> > newer on a pre-Prescott P4, you'll generate instructions the CPU can't
> > execute. I'm pretty sure GCC won't generate these instructions unless
> > you specify it using these flags so make sure your automake/cmake setup
> > isn't doing so.
> >
> > Another issue is if you compile on a 32-bit compiler it'll barf on a
> > 64-bit system, and this might generate an illegal instruction error.
> > This is the reason package maintainers keep a 32-bit and 64-bit version
> > of their packages. If you want to make code that runs on a 64-bit system
> > from your 32-bit system, you'll have to use a 64-bit GCC installation (I
> > think GCC is the same for either, but you need 64-bit libc) and use -m64
> > as a compile flag.
> >
> Hmm, my "make" use using the "naked" compiler without any extra flags.  
> The target system is
>    a Pentium-IV, and my build system is a 32-bit Intel Core (T2400).
> 
Is the P4 running a 32-bit or 64-bit OS?

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