On 01/ 2/11 05:58 AM, Gaetan Nadon wrote:
> +# Supported System Exceptions
> +# Not all packages can be built on all systems. Some useful values from
> config.guess:
> +# uname -s Description, as it relates to X.Org supported systems
> +# --------
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +# CYGWIN* a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for
> Microsoft Windows
> +# Darwin an open source operating system released by Apple Inc. in 2000
As far as X.Org support, I think it's only relevant as the kernel/uname of
MacOS X.
> +# SunOS a version of the Unix operating system developed by Sun
> Microsystems
Again, only relevant to X.Org as the kernel/uname of Solaris and
OpenSolaris-derived systems (including a bunch of community forks/distros).
The original
SunOS (versions 4.x and earlier, before the adoption of the Solaris name)
is no longer supported.
> +# Not all packages can be built on all cpus. Some useful values from
> config.guess:
> +# uname -m Description, as it relates to X.Org supported cpus
> +# --------
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +# i*86 a familly of 32-bit Intel/AMD microprocessors
> +# x86_64 a familly of 64-bit Intel/AMD microprocessors
s/familly/family/
Also, x86_64 is notably the extension of the x86 (i*86) ISA to 64-bits, not
Intel's previous IA-64 architecture used in the Itanium line.
> +# amd64 a CYGWIN designation for x86_64 microprocessors
I didn't think it was Cygwin specific. We used "amd64" on Solaris since we
added the 64-bit support (in partnership with AMD, adding some bias) before
Intel had added 64-bit support to their x86 chipsets, since they were relying
on Itanium to be their 64-bit architecture at the time.
--
-Alan Coopersmith- [email protected]
Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window System
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