Jonathan> Yes, that's correct. The detection code relies on the CPUID Jonathan> instruction being present (which is why it'll probably break Jonathan> nastily on old CPUs like the 386), but it can in turn be Jonathan> short-circuited out by compiling without MMX support.
Does it work on 486? IIRC, under Debian, we're now allowed to compile for i486 (though I'll have to double-check).
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