On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 09:37:05PM -0200, Rafael Espíndola wrote: > On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 09:35:25 +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ... > >On the other hand, ppc64 is pretty much > > just that: same core, same amount of registers, just things running in > > 64 bits mode, which tend to mean slightly larger code, and thus slightly > > slower as well. Thus, it's been common so far to run ppc64 machines with > > a mostly 32 bits distribution, plus biarch libraries & toolchain. > This is a old discussion: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/04/msg07233.html > > With pure64 gentoo and experimental debian chroots I think that it is > now possible to run some benchmarks (suggestions?). > > I agree that it is very important to be able to run 32 binaries, but a > pure64 port is simpler and can be a good starting point for a
Well, given that most debian powerpc people have only access to 32bit powerpc machines, a pure64 port is definitively _NOT_ simpler. Friendly, Sven Luther
