On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:29:34 +0900 hox...@noramail.jp wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 10:01:25PM +0900, hox...@noramail.jp wrote: > > > en/whats-new.dbk: "Supported architectures" section > > > 1. 32-bit PC (i386) and 64-bit PC (amd64) > > > 2. 64-bit ARM (arm64) > > > > "arm64" is not Debian arch. AArch64 is what you are thinking. > > It's not about current "stable" release notes. > I quoted from the salsa/buster release notes.
> > > WHY? > > > ==== > > > > > > * There are many "amd64" servers and "arm64" servers. > > > * There could be ARM PCs (starting with Windows 10 notebooks). > > > > Not much arm netbook are sold... > > We see more Chromebook on slow intel or arm chips > > There is arm-note PC in China. > > > > > * To avoid "64 bit PC" could mean both amd64 and arm64. > > > > I still don't think arm got any significant position on PC market. > > Please watch news about the Microsoft project and a new ARM product. > > Windows 10 on ARM: Windows 10 runs on PCs powered by ARM processors. > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/ > > ARM Cortex-A77: Laptop-Class Performance > https://www.arm.com/products/silicon-ip-cpu/cortex-a/cortex-a77 > > > > and a phrase "86" is alive since Intel released > > > their 8th gen. Core CPU "Core i7-8086K" in 2018. > > > > But Does AMD use it. We try to be vendor agnostic. > > > > Let's see what others do. > > Yes, let's see what Linux Kernel use. > > arch/x86/ in 4.19 (Buster kernel) and 5.2 (the latest) > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/arch/x86?h=v4.19.50 > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/x86?h=v5.2-rc4 > > To make it consistent, > CPU architectures should be same with Linux Kernel at first, I guess. > > Regards. This bug is pretty baffling. I think it is asking to change how architectures are described, but i cant work out what the change actually is. The first message seems to be about adding(?) the term PC. I think that's a 1990s term which should not be used any more than it is today The last message asks for consistency with the kernel, which i think is the case today I have personally been so confused by the naming that i installed i386 rather than amd64 because i had an intel processor. But i dont think the current release-notes are too bad in this respect (or maybe i just learned too much) I suggest we close this bug
