Re: Is AMD64 a native 32 bit architecture?
Stop - how is what you're suggesting is different from just running i386
debian on 32/64 kerneled opteron???
I don't see from your email how do you introduce 64bit libraries in your system
As for links - browse the mailinglist or better get lucky (like if you
could be yesterday evening if you did that) and get to IRC chat when I start asking stupid
questions and giving "bright" ideas - then you might find a complete
answers to your questions why it wouldn't work or why it isn't done your
way etc.
--Yarik
On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 01:15:15PM -0800, Steven L. Johnson wrote:
> I've read through the email in the archive. And while a trivial 64-bit
> port for amd64 has been rejected, I don't recall seeing a similar
> discussion of a trivial 32-bit port being used as a base instead of
> running on top of a i386 port.
>
> What I'm considering is a 32 bit port to _amd64, with a gcc default of
> -m32. This seems roughly synonymous (at the 50K foot level) with
> changing from _i386 to _amd64 sooner rather than later for the the 32
> bit libraries and 32 biarch tool chain. Of course the 64 bit (or 32/64
> bit) packages already ported could be added. Does the ability to
> generate a self hosting _amd64 port (admittedly mostly 32 bit) sooner
> rather than later provide any more traction?
>
> Comments, flames, pointers to where this discussion has happened 100
> times before?
>
> -Steve
>
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