> > On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:04:20 +0000, "Lu, Hongjiu" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If a software checks __amd64__, it is likely that it won't compile > > correctly for -mx32, no matter if -mx32 defines __amd64__ or not. > > In this senses, this software is broken for -mx32. Yes, this package > > needs updates to support -mx32. However, adding __ILP32__ check > > to this package won't break anything. > > It's fine if *existing* software doesn't work on *new* architectures. > It needs > to be ported anyway. The problem is that you are breaking *existing* > software > on *existing* architectures. >
Please show me one example of such case. FWIW, -mx32 may be considered as a new architecture for practical purpose when you are building an OS with x32 user space binaries. H.J. _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
