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Re: intel 64-bit extension (was: Support now in dpkg)



* David (banjo@users.sourceforge.net) wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:57:02PM +0100, Matt Kay wrote:
> > Plus I thought the Intel 64-bit Prescott extensions weren't going to
> > be entirely compatible?
> 
> Are the differences worth taking into account?  As announced, the
> instruction sets are ``identical'' enough that a single binary can run
> on both.  Does anyone envision a path forward where Debian
> differentiated between the two architectures, i.e., have separate ports
> for each?

Multiarch could potentially allow for such situations where they make
sense.  Similar to pentium or pentium-mmx things for x86.

	Stephen

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