Linux distro diffs

[Bill Warner]

not directly.  I belive there is a config file that is like
a master Makefile for rpms that let you set tags for gcc.  I
haven't used an rpm based distro in years though and don't really
remember.

Bill Warner

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> \_ -> My question may require to long of an answer but I will try 
> \_ -> to make it
> \_ -> easy.  Here are my applications, real and possible.
> \_ -> 
> \_ -> 1. I want to learn Linux so I am setting up a box as a 
> \_ -> workstation to learn
> \_ -> Liunux and Linux programming.
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> \_ Stick with most (defacto) standard ones 
> \_ Red Hat, Mandrake
> \_ Mandrake is compiled for at least Pentium,
> \_ where Red Hat will run on 386.
> \_ You may see up to 20% better performance from 
> \_ Red Hat.  
> 
> I've got a quick question before I sit down with bundles of SRPMS....
> If you take a standard srpm and rebuild it, will it automatically
> notice the hardware you're on and adjust appropriately?  Like shifting
> from a vanilla 386 build to a 686 build?
> 
> I figure the kernel, X, glibc, and xmms would be the biggest wins.....  :-)
> 
> David
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