Re: who did define x86_64 in LSB?

To: GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>
Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: who did define x86_64 in LSB?
From: Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:39:36 +0200
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 81oenkm5rw.wl@omega.webmasters.gr.jp> (GOTO Masanori's message of "Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:27:31 +0900")
References: <[🔎] 81oenkm5rw.wl@omega.webmasters.gr.jp>

GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp> writes:

> I would like to know who defined "x86_64" name in LSB with the
> appropriate reason.  Is this "rpm"-driven name?  Why did they select
> this name instead of "x86-64"?
>
> Regards,
> -- gotom

x86_64 is the name used by the gnu tools and - is used as seperator in
host/build triplets.

MfG
        Goswin

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