Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:08:58 -0500 From: david <david@davidhlee.com> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 support in 5.x versions Message-ID: <btnjba$uao$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <18506.7860912115$1073473344@news.gmane.org> References: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0401071115150.8910-100000@odin.cs.kun.nl> <18506.7860912115$1073473344@news.gmane.org>
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Jem Matzan wrote: > I've tried just about everything AMD64 in terms of operating systems, > and I can say for certain that no one is anywhere near the level of > functionality that their i386 arch is. Even SuSE and RedHat with their > retail box AMD64 distros only offer limited AMD64 functionality. Gentoo > will install but few things will compile properly. I'd consider FreeBSD > and NetBSD further along than Gentoo at this point, except for the fact > that Gentoo can update its source code and FreeBSD can't (without the > special hacked CVSup). > FreeBSD would be a step ahead of everyone else if IA32 binary > compatibility worked. > > -Jem What do you mean by "limited AMD64 functionality"? I am looking into other forms of *nix due to the fact that linux compatibility is a must for the programs I will be running. Any other information you can provide pertaining to AMD64 + linux compatibility would be very useful. David
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