Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:04:45 -0700 From: "Jeremiah Gowdy" <jgowdy@home.com> To: "Mike Silbersack" <silby@silby.com> Cc: <scanner@jurai.net>, <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: x86-64 Hammer and IA64 Itainium Message-ID: <000601c0c8e1$e229f050$015778d8@sherline.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0104180122410.19310-100000@achilles.silby.com>
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> I think a port to x86-64 is an excellent idea, but I also think that > you're worrying about it too far in advance. As you say, the x86-64 > project is working on getting gcc ported, which is important chunk of > work. As such, it's probably best to not worry about a FreeBSD port > until after they're done and have linux up and running on the processors. Probably true. I'm just trying to feel out who else is interested. > Once that's done, it'll probably be a matter to send a clawhammer > system and a large box of cheese and crackers to the guys who did the > freebsd alpha port. If the architecture is actually so similar to x86, > it should only take them a few weekends. :) > > (Alternative options include Matt Dillon splurge-buying a clawhammer > system at CompUSA and doing the port himself... the likelihood of such a > plan seems to hinge on how much free time he has, though. Maybe send him > cheese, crackers, and a CompUSA ad to help the process along.) I will prepare large shipments of cheese and crackers immediately. :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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