Changing the default 32-bit x86 arch for Fedora 12

Peter Robinson pbrobinson at gmail.com
Thu Jun 18 09:32:50 UTC 2009


>>>>>> I'm not sure I understand why not.  Are you saying that if RedHat
>>>>>> decided that RHEL7 was to support Sparc , there'd be no interest in
>>>>>> making that a primary arch?
>>>>>
>>>>> ppc/ppc64 is supported in RHEL.  It is no longer a primary arch in Fedora.
>>>>
>>>>Sorry? I thought it was still primary until after F-12. So yes its
>>>>scheduled to be a secondard arch for F-13 in 12 months time. Its not
>>>>one yet.
>>>
>>> Correct.  Though in the context of the discussion, it won't be in the RHEL7
>>> timeframe.  I was simply using it as a counter to the "but RHEL" argument.
>>
>>I don't see RHEL as any form of argument. RedHat does a mass recompile
>
> Nor I.  That was my entire point.  Since we agree, and I'm utterly confused as
> to why you decided to nit-pick the ppc thing as a counter to a RHEL argument,
> perhaps it's best if we just agree to agree?

I wasn't nitpicking the PPC against RHEL agrument. I was nitpicking
you saying that PPC isn't a primary arch at the moment. It is due to
move to secondary, but its currently not.

Peter




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