CMake detects Intel core i5 as AMD64

asked 2014-11-12 15:16:23 -0600

I wonder if getting the following output from CMake
is wrongly detected by cmake if the cpu in use is intel core i5.

General configuration for OpenCV 2.4.9 =====================================  
  Platform:  
    Host:                        Windows 6.2 AMD64
    CMake:                       3.0.2
    CMake generator:             Visual Studio 11 2012 Win64
    CMake build tool:            C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/MSBuild.exe
    MSVC:                        1700

As this seems to me as mistake, i highly aprechiate any enlightment on this topic.

answered 2014-11-14 07:34:03 -0600

Doombot
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Actually, long story short, what we call a x64 or 64 bits architecture is often called AMD64 in reference with the original design of the AMD K8 which is the first processor to have a 64bits x86 instruction set.

More info on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 and especially the "Industry Naming Convention" at the end.

So, you will often encounter x64 or AMD64 in computers, depending on who is making the program mentioning it.

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Thank you for the short an concise answer. Following this, i assume that the problems comming up when building opencv have nothing to do with the "AMD64".

Markus Mayer ( 2014-11-18 13:26:41 -0600 )edit

A lot of stuff can go wrong when building OpenCV. Maybe post a question with the exact error if you have not done so yet?

Doombot ( 2014-11-20 12:36:28 -0600 )edit

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