Good ${greeting_time}, Benny!

04 Nov 2016 10:22:42, you wrote to Tony Langdon:

 BP>>> so you think my kernel would not work on a i386 ?
 TL>> Many modern kernels are compiled for i586 or later - they use
 TL>> instructions not available on the i386.
 BP> this is why i keep from precompiled problems such as
 BP> windows/debian/ubuntu/redhat/feadore, i prefer gentoo/freebsd
 BP> where opensources live in source code
 BP> so no i386 is not a problem, nor even a m68k amiga hardware
 BP> gentoo compiled linux
 BP> as long gcc supports it

Well... suppose you've compiled the kernel for i386 instructions.
How would it find all necessary hardware on a board lacking it?


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