wine users - Apr 2012 - Compiling i586

I`m new to compiling and need someone to answer a question if they would please.
My understanding is that when I compile 32 bit it is x86 rather than i586
architecture. If this is so is there a way to compile the i586 version? How do I
do this or do you know of a resource that explains?

Thank You

jdmBlue wrote:
> My understanding is that when I compile 32 bit it is x86 rather than i586
architecture.
> 
i586 is a subset of x86.