Re: [boost] Default x86 instruction set

Subject: Re: [boost] Default x86 instruction set
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-07 12:59:38

On Tuesday 07 May 2013 17:34:17 Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On 7 May 2013 17:17, Andrey Semashev wrote:
> > Noone uses pure 386 these days, so the default in gcc.jam looks
> > inadequate.
> 
> I would have chosen a different word :)
> 
> It's even been suggested to deprecate 80386 support in GCC, see
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2012-12/msg00079.html
> 
> It hasn't happened yet, but if/when it does the -march=i386 switch
> will look even more silly.

Thanks for pointing to that discussion. Turns out 386 actually didn't support 
atomic ops. :)