./configure --enable-zero

[Matthew Flaschen]

Gary Benson wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>> Gary Benson wrote:
>>> It ought to work, but I haven't been able to test it because
>>> I don't have an x86_64 machine handy and when I tried it on
>>> an i686 g++ printed a screenful of lisp and bombed out which
>>> I presume was it's way of saying "compiler error".  So YMMV...
>> Lisp?!  Now you've scared me.  Java, C++ gibberish I can handle,
>> but Lisp...  In all seriousness, is there a performance (or
>> otherwise) advantage to using this port on x86?
> 
> No, it's incredibly slow :)  But a number of people have expressed
> interest on being able to run the zero port on existing platforms,
> without having to find a ppc box or some such, which is why I made
> the option.

Thanks.  I'll try to test it (I'm on 686 and Ubuntu Gutsy) when I get a 
chance.

Matt Flaschen