[wellylug] Compiled software...

[Donald Gordon]

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 15:58:52 +1300 Jethro Carr <dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz> wrote:

> if I compiled a kernel on another computer (ie: a celeron) with support
> for a celeron processor, would the kernel work on another system, like a
> duron?

It depends.  Certainly, I discovered to my dismay recently that a PII
kernel wouldn't run on a K6-2 :-(

> If not, how can I make a 'generic kernel' that will work on any machine?

Compile it for a 386 processor (or Pentium, if you don't really mean
"any").

donald