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Re: AMD 64



On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 09:43:48PM -0400, Gautam Bakshi wrote:
> I'm not sure, but can't you recompile the kernel with 64 bit support
> and that'll do the trick?

It is not enough. In order to profit all the AMD 64 bits architecture
power, all programs for which a 64bits architecture can improve them have to be
compiled for such architecture.
Examples of such programs are MySQL, PovRay, lame or memencoder, and SSL
encryption.

-- 
Miguel Moquillon <miguel.moquillon@silicomp.fr>

The README file said "Requires Windows 95, NT 4.0, or better."
So... I installed it on GNU/Linux!



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