Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:49:36 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@jennejohn.org> To: alecn2002@yandex.ru Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fw: To amd64 or not to amd64? Message-ID: <200610111149.k9BBnaxm001133@peedub.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: Message from "alecn2002" <alecn2002@yandex.ru> of "Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:28:54 %2B0400." <452C0286.000005.20759@pantene.yandex.ru>
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"alecn2002" writes: > The question is: will I have any benefits if I'll move to amd64 system, or it > 's safer and better to stay with i386 arch? > [snip] > Problem-free operation and stability have precedense for me over system speed > The only real advantage of 64-bit over 32-bit is that you can put more than 4 GB of RAM into the box. If you don't plan to do that, then stick with i386. I've been using a dual-core AMD64 for a while now and I've decided to stick with i386. [snip] > And one side question: will I benefit if I move to amd64 system and install g > cc-4.1, over current gcc-3.4.4 that came with system? > And the same - if I'll stay in i386 mode but upgrade to gcc-4.1? > I mean here both compilation speed and efficiency of generated code. > I can't answer this, but I don't think that all ports and sources are gcc-4.1 clean yet. --- Gary Jennejohn / garyjATjennejohnDOTorg gjATfreebsdDOTorg garyjATdenxDOTde
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