Changing the default 32-bit x86 arch for Fedora 12 (#2)

[Warren Togami]

On 06/17/2009 11:10 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote:
>>> - We are likely doing a mass rebuild for F-12 anyways, might as well switch
>>>    while we're doing it
>> That's a pretty poor justification.
>
> The common complaint leveled about doing it was "why go to the extra effort".
> If we're doing a mass rebuild, it's essentailly zero extra effort.

"extra effort" referred to a secondary arch probably more so than mass 
rebuild.

>
>>> - Atom is the only currently produced 32-bit x86 chip of note; optimize
>>>    for what's currently available
>> There are also lots of other chips that people run 32 bit x86 code on.
>> I don't think Atom is a majority percentage of 32 bix x86 Fedora users
>> either.
>
> See the Fedora Foundations [1] and Objectives [2] page. If we're truly
> about being on the leading edge, being innovative, etc., the main target
> of Fedora should be current hardware, even if older hardware is still
> supported. The only *current* 32-bit x86 hardware is Atom. (And Nano, I
> suppose.)

Nano is 64bit with virt.

BTW, anyone tested these yet with Fedora?

Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com