#22 OpenBSD System Architecture

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have ported your software to OpenBSD. To make your
software more compatible you should (in the configure
script):

Check /dev/cpuinfo exists for a start.

if (it does){
great get on with it as normal
} else {
Do NOT assume X86
}

When I was testing my port on sparc64 it would fail
compiling cpudetect.c because your configure script is
telling it that it is X86 and trying to executive x86
assembly on a sparc64 cpu.

I patched configure to fix this, making no assumptions.
Even without cpu buzzwords, it was lightening fast
(233mHz sparc64).

Also if you want to know what architecture something is
in OpenBSD, there is a define in machine/param.h.

You can contact me -> edd at arameus dot net

Hope this helps.

Thanks