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Polytropon writes:

>  >   I've installed FreeBSD-amd64. It runs very well. The packages I fetch 
>  > are amd64 too, but what about the ports I compile myself? Are those 
>  > amd64 too?
>  
>  Yes, as your compiler infrastructure and target platform
>  is amd64, and so is the resulting binary code.

	More importantly, if it isn't amd64 compatible - some ports
aren't - it should tell you.


					Robert Huff