On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 02:12:23 +0000 (UTC) Bill Oliver <ven...@billoblog.com> wrote:
> > I recently read an interesting article recently that suggested that > Fedora 23 might be 64-bit only: > > See: > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-23-64-bit-Proposal Note that this is all from a blog post. :) There's not been any formal proposal, or even discussion on the devel list. Phoronix seems to be picking up any scrap of news. I guess it's flattering that Fedora is worth the scrutiny. > > It's not a big deal to me -- all of my boxes are fairly modern. > However, I thought one of the big selling points of linux in general > is that you could run it on just about anything, including old, > obsolete boxes. Sure, but sometimes it's hard to target both ends of the spectrum. > I've never been involved in doing packaging, etc., and I started > thinking... > > How hard is it to make a 32-bit distro if you are making a 64-bit one > anyway? I guess in the back of my mind I sorta assumed it was > scripted and automatic, so it just meant running some script twice > rather than once. > > Is it a tremendous hassle to make a 32-bit distro if you are making a > 64-bit one anyway? Well, as noted it's N as many builds to build, sync around, download and test. Sometimes there are bugs only on one arch. You have to try and seperate things like compiler flags, etc. kevin
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