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...actual i386 but rather an x86-family processor. > Is uname -m or uname -p more reliable? You don't want to have to deal with those. Their output can vary widely on different platforms, e.g.: Solaris: -m sun4m -p sparc OpenBSD: -m sparc -p SUNW,SPARCstation-20, TMS390Z50 v0 or TMS390Z55 @ 75 MHz, on-chip FPU -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de

I am trying to set up a flexible infrastructure for the assembly code. Basically what I want is configure.in determination of basic machine type (intel/compatible, alpha, ppc), then within that (say intel) the code will detect variants like MMX, SSE, and use the right routines. I know how to do the second, but what is a good way to do the first? Linux/Cygwin/Solaris seem to support the MACHTYPE