Warren Togami wrote:
Even if we decide to keep the i386 firefox (and I think we should), we
still have the messy issue of dealing with two launchers.
I think most users will solve it by `yum remove firefox.x86_64`. That's
what I'll do until gcj, gnash, et al. catch up.
Possible solutions... none of which are ideal.
- Ship only i386, as that is the only useful arch.
This gets my vote. And I agree with your usefulness opinion. I've
never (knowingly) needed a 64-bit browser[*].
Prior to reviving this thread last night, I used firefox.x86_64 with
gnash-plugin just to see how it'd work. The site I use to determine
whether/how flash is working is http://kawasaki.com/product_home.asp .
To my dismay, gnash never left the starting blocks, remaining stuck at
"loading menu" or similar. I'd file a BZ, but all it'd do is point the
developer to yet another web site that doesn't work. If that's the
recommended tack, it won't be long before hundreds of similar BZs
accumulate.
Jay
[*] It probably wouldn't be much of a stretch to say I've never needed a
64-bit anything, but I've got a 64-bit cpu, so I'm going to run x86_64
as a matter of principle. I suspect many users feel the same.
(Although 64-bit was probably faster than i386 would've been when I
converted all those VHS-C home movies to DVD.)
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