> 
> By default the 686 is supported in the same way that the 586 is supported,
> backwards compatibility with x86 code.  The i386 port has a few things it
> can do to support the specific chips, but primarily it waits on a compiler
> (gcc) that will generate code for them.  As we're still waiting on gcc to
> emit 586 code, and the -m486 flag does little of interest, the likelyhood
> of specific 686 support anytime soon is low.
> 
> Does anyone know of a 'whats new with gcc' url?
> 
> -j

Ah.  good point.  Actually, there's a group in Germany working on 
optimizing gcc for Pentium-specific compiling.  The URL is:

http://www-iss.mach.uni-karlsruhe.de/pcg/

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