On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 14:13 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: > On 23/10/2007, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 10:54:35PM +0200, Laurent Rineau wrote: > > > > We prefer 32bit on those platforms. > > > What if I have a x86_64 platform and nevertheless want only a 64-bits kernel > > > and almost all 32-bits apps? > > > > Given the architecture constraints, why do you want that? Is this a real use > > case that should be given serious consideration? > > 32-bit code for most platforms is smaller *and* uses less memory > (pointers at least being half the size). There is often a speed > penalty too. Right, and fewer instructions (for example, 5 instructions for a load literal) but that doesn't mean there should be a codified rule - it should be possible to have sensible enough packages that there is no need for the installer or RPM to be too heavily hacked. Jon. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
