> Having CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR be "x86" for a 64-bit build is very 
> inconvenient when detecting machine-dependent compiler flags, constructing 
> directory names for outputs based on configuration, configuring third party 
> search directories, etc.  It's always possible to work around (among other 
> things, one can consult the generator string for Visual Studio builds, though 
> not for MinGW builds) but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be better behaved - 
> it's entirely reasonable to assume that CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR should be the 
> target processor for the build, especially so that you can have similar 
> behavior on Windows, Linux, and Mac.  Though as previously discussed I also 
> have the opposite problem on Linux when compiling for 32-bit CPU on 64-bit OS.


I see. I have always compared the size of the pointer for this..

John
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