Topic: i386 or i686?

[Andy]

I am going to install perl-DBI-1.35-2 from

http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/Development_Languages_Perl.html

But there are 2 links... i386 and i686...

Which one should I be choosing for SME 5.6 running on a Pentium3?

Andy

[Andy]

But wait... ftp://ftp.e-smith.com/pub/e-smith/releases/5.6/SRPMS/  show the following files...

perl-DB_File-1.75-34.99.6.i386.rpm
perl-DBI-1.21-1.i386.rpm                          

Then I assume that DBI is already installed?!

I am preparing to install Macurious Spider from http://www.castreal.com/macurious/spider/installation.htm

It says:
>Please follow these steps to install Macurious Spider Search Engine. Before you >begin, we assume that you already setup your SQL database on your server.
>
>Firt thing you must do before you install Macurious Spider is to make sure you
>already install Perl DBI module and its respective SQL drivers. Macurious Spider
>requires Perl DBI module to run. If you have not install the DBI module and its
>DBD drivers

SME 5.6 includes these files:
 mysql-3.23.49-3.i386.rpm                          
 mysql-devel-3.23.49-3.i386.rpm                    
 mysql-server-3.23.49-3.i386.rpm                  
 mysqlclient9-3.23.22-6.i386.rpm                                  

I assume that MySQL database is already setup then.

It says:
>Firt thing you must do before you install Macurious Spider is to make sure you
>already install Perl DBI module and its respective SQL drivers

What are 'the respective SQL drivers'?

It says:
>If you have not install the DBI module and its
>DBD drivers

Isn't perl-DB_File-1.75-34.99.6.i386.rpm the DBD drivers?

Sorry for all the questions, but I just don't want to mess up!

Andy

[randy]

Well answer to the original question.

On a pentium 3 you can use the i386 or i686 files, how ever the 686 files should give you a bit better performance because they were compiled with all the "686" switches.

randy

FYI:

I think that pentum pro, pentium 2,3 and 4 all have the 686 features.

pentum 1 are 586... or at least some of them are... Mabey it is the socket 5 pentums are 586 and the socket 7 pentums are 686?

This last bit is jsut me ramblin.. casue i realy cant remember.

good luck to you

[Lapin]

Pentiums are i586
Pentium II and Pentium III are i686

Pentium IV, I do not know.

Cheers.

randy wrote:
>
> Well answer to the original question.
>
> On a pentium 3 you can use the i386 or i686 files, how ever
> the 686 files should give you a bit better performance
> because they were compiled with all the "686" switches.
>
> randy
>
> FYI:
>
> I think that pentum pro, pentium 2,3 and 4 all have the 686
> features.
>
> pentum 1 are 586... or at least some of them are... Mabey it
> is the socket 5 pentums are 586 and the socket 7 pentums are
> 686?
>
> This last bit is jsut me ramblin.. casue i realy cant remember.
>
> good luck to you