Subj : enigma on M68K linux
To   : Oli
From : vorlon
Date : Sun Jan 15 2023 12:06 pm

Hi Oli,

 > I looked it up again and -m32 is mainly an option for amd64 and tells
 > gcc to compile for x86 (32bit / i386 / i686). It's not valid for m68k
 > (or arm or most other machines).

Yeah, I know... node.js was nevr aimed other archs...

 > The performance of the emulated m68k binaries seems to be 4 to 6 times
 > slower than native x86, which is not that bad and should be fast
 > enough for BBSing. It is also a simple setup for compiling and testing
 > portability. Not as much fun as running everything on real retro
 > hardware (e.g. Amiga) though.

On a Xeon 3.3ghz machine, qemu-m68k (What I use to test first, before
moving to real hardware) gives me a 1.3Ghz machine...



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


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