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Subject: Re: [fbsd_questions] i386 vs amd64, on intel_64
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hmmm ..., you did not answer the question that i asked.

per your statement, on i386, amd64 or both ?



David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:51 PM, spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> wrote:
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>> q:    if i install an "amd64" version on an "intel_64" platform,
>>         am i restricted to 16 64_bit registers and 48_bit pointers or
>>         can i compile for both cpu_models
>>         [ perhaps, with nothing more complicated than a compiler option ] ?
> 
> 
> Take a look at gcc's -m32 and -m64 options.
>