gmp CPU identification

[manolo@el-mundo.net]

I have compiled GMP for p3 and p4 as dll, then I detect the procesort 
type and load the best.

On 24 Apr 2003 at 7:14, Kevin Ryde wrote:

> "Juro Bystricky" <jurobystricky@hotmail.com> writes:
> >
> > does anyone know if there is a way to identify the CPU a particular
> > GMP library has been configured/built for? For example, using an AMD
> > ATHLON based library on an Intel platform can cause a GP fault.
> 
> An invalid instruction fault perhaps, but shouldn't give a GP.
> 
> > A prudent program using GMP library should first check if the
> > installed GMP is CPU "compatible" before trying to use the library.
> 
> There's no way to do that, as it stands.  Hopefully the system
> administrator is smart enough not to install something that doesn't
> work :-).
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Manolo

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