Re: CFP (Call for Participation) Debian PPC64
On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 22:07, tom_gall@mac.com wrote:
> Thankfully this is not a huge undertaking as the goal is not to create
> an end to end 64 bit system. (Tho that could be done, but perhaps
> that's a discussion for another day)
It's not as if the Linux apps are all 32-bit.
Due to the Alpha, Opteron, and Itanium, the
code should all be clean.
You'll be running a mix if you go this route,
keeping both libraries in memory. Yuck. Some
apps need to be 64-bit. For example, procps
must be compiled as a 64-bit executable if
you want to support a 64-bit kernel.
> I hope you'll agree this is a worthwhile endeavor and with your
> support, debian support for PowerPC64 processors can be enjoyed by all.
> (Or at least those with or soon to have hardware ;-)
Eh, does Linux even run on Apple's new box?
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