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From: dente@s2.uucp (Colin Dente)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: generating code to run multiple targets
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Date: 24 Apr 89 16:57:21 GMT
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In article <1480@auspex.auspex.com> guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes:
>>>From the SunOS manpage MACHID(1):
>>>  sun, iapx286, i386, m68k, pdp11, sparc, u3b, u3b2, u3b5, u3b15, vax
>>>  The list of processors implies that this is not a Sun-ism, but comes
>>>with standard BSD 4.x.  What have I been missing from this discussion???
>>
>>There is a core list: u*b*, vax, pdp11 and maybe a couple of others.
>
>
>However, the core list, meaning the intersection of all the sets of such
>names provided by all manufacturers, is smaller than the one you list. 
>...My guess is that the core list is, *at most*, "vax" and
>"pdp11"; it may well be the empty set.

Seems to me that this discussion is at two levels:

1) What *should* be done in the future (e.g. implementing a _machine_ command,
   or somesuch)

2) What can be done now - i.e. just what is there about which can tell you what
   you are compiling/running on.


Whilst I really feel that (1) is very worthwhile - and I'd put my support 
behind a command/call like machine which returned some standard description of
hardware, I think it would really be useful to compile some sort of list of 
what can be done already.

So - all you people who are experts on what can be done on your own pet system
either post the details, or mail me, and I'll post a summary - or ignore me
completely, and I'll crawl back under my stone - whatever you think the most
appropriate.


Colin
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