arch name of ppc64el
Hi,
Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 2015-04-11 at 17:13 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > in build/entities/common.ent there was the name of the architecture
> > missing. So what's the exact pronunciation of that arch?
> > (for powerpc we have "PowerPC" for example)
> > Is there some special form, or simply ppc64el?
> > In "Supported hardware" Breno has "Power Systems" as arch name. ???
> > The ports page on https://www.debian.org/ports/ lists
> > https://wiki.debian.org/ppc64el/ as basic info page for the
> > ppc64el port, and there is no mention of "Power Systems"...
> > Also, in "Instructions for Netboot installation" under preparing
> > there is the term "PowerLinux machine".
> > This all should be harmonized to one term.
> [...]
>
> Based on
> <http://openpowerfoundation.org/technical/technical-resources/technical-specifications/> I think it's 'PowerPC 64-bit little-endian', or 'PowerISA little-endian'.
>
> However, comparing with the way we've named other architectures, '64-bit
> PowerPC (little-endian)' would be more consistent.
In the Jessie release announcement the name "AArch64" was introduced.
Would that be correct for the d-i manual too?
Or is it wrong at all?
Holger
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