From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 21:31:46 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F48E1065686; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:31:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tundra@tundraware.com) Received: from ozzie.tundraware.com (ozzie.tundraware.com [75.145.138.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 560608FC20; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:31:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tundra@tundraware.com) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (viper.tundraware.com [192.168.0.2]) (authenticated bits=0) by ozzie.tundraware.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5QLVajv045046 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:31:36 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from tundra@tundraware.com) Message-ID: <48640AB9.9000303@tundraware.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:31:37 -0500 From: Tim Daneliuk Organization: TundraWare Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kris Kennaway References: <4863F317.6010701@tundraware.com> <4863F4A7.1070909@FreeBSD.org> <4863F5A3.6050209@tundraware.com> <4863FC2A.5040909@FreeBSD.org> <4864015C.7010805@tundraware.com> <48640A12.3000108@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <48640A12.3000108@FreeBSD.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-tundraware.com-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m5QLVajv045046 X-tundraware.com-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-tundraware.com-MailScanner-From: tundra@tundraware.com X-Spam-Status: No Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: Making World For amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:31:46 -0000 Kris Kennaway wrote: > Tim Daneliuk wrote: >> Kris Kennaway wrote: >>> Tim Daneliuk wrote: >>>> Kris Kennaway wrote: >>>>> Tim Daneliuk wrote: >>>>>> Is there anything special one has to do when doing a make world >>>>>> intended for 64-bit FreeBSD or is it sufficient to build the 64-bit >>>>>> kernel and make world as everywhere else? >>>>> The same as everywhere else. >>>>> >>>>> Kris >>>> So, I take it that this means that all the userspace programs, ports, >>>> packages, utilities, etc. do *not* take advantage of the 64-bit >>>> extensions. That is, only the kernel gets the benefit of the >>>> wider word. Is that correct? >>>> >>> No, everything is 100% native. >>> >>> Kris >>> >> >> OK, these may be really stupid questions but: >> >> 1) How does make world know whether to build 32-bit or 64-bit binaries? > > It always uses the native format. amd64 == 64 bit, i386 == 32 bit Don't mean to beat this to death, but can you say just a bit more about this please. If I am running an i386 kernel on 64-bit capable processor, I assume I will get 32-bit binaries or not? IOW, what triggers makeworld to do something in 32- vs. 64-bit mode? The *kernel* currently executing or the underlying hardware capability? TIA, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Daneliuk tundra@tundraware.com PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/