Nicolas Calimet wrote:
>> [Thorstens-Computer:~] thorsten% uname -p
>> powerpc
> 
> I guess that's what I need. The configure file itself does
> actually contain most of the things I need concerning platform names.
> What I still cannot guess are the proper compilation flags for most
> platforms.
>
I guess you need a combination. Because:

- Linux ix86: 
uname -m
i686
uname -p: one of 
AMD Athlon(tm) XP processor 1700+
unknown 

- Linux alpha:
uname -m
alpha
uname -p
unknown

- FreeBSD:
uname -p
i386
uname -m
i386

- Sun/Sparc
uname -p
sparc
uname -m
sun4u

Well... maybe you want to have a look at the config.guess of the 
GNU autoconf/automake framework which does all that for you and 
is designed to be portable. 

It's probably a bad idea to try and re-invent the wheel. 

Wolfgang

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