Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:28:42 +0100 From: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386 vs amd64 Message-ID: <50B657DA.8050700@netfence.it> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211281045570.66068@wonkity.com> References: <20121128123623.4A29.AA011270@yahoo.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211281045570.66068@wonkity.com>
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On 11/28/12 18:49, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2012, mike miskulin wrote: > >> About to build a replacement system for an older i386 setup. A few >> years ago I had tried the amd64 port on it and found it was frustrating >> as things that just worked on i386 did not on amd64. IIRC ports were >> large annoyance too. >> >> Now I have a new system with 8GB, etc,etc and wonder if I am best off to >> stick with i386 and PAE or is the amd64 version finally on a par or >> close enough that I would not likely have many issues like in the past? >> >> Thanks for your thoughts/(recent) experiences. > > Do you use emulators/wine? If not, switch to amd64. In fact, even if > you do, switch to amd64 to use that 8G of memory. Building 32-bit Wine > on amd64 is a hassle, but packages are available and I think there is a > 64-bit port on the way. I heard valgrind is another... in case you are a developer. bye av.
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