On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 01:32:54AM -0400, Jim Crilly wrote: > > > > > > Make the login environment be sparc32 by default. Doesn't that > > > solve the problem? And for die-hard 64-bit people like me they > > > can undo this via some configuration mechanism. > > > > > > It is one option. > > > > That's probably too ugly for some ppl. Then we'll have to answer the > > question of "why does my sparc64 uname report sparc?". > > > > I would be willing to bet that most people will never look and those that > do will be competent enough to change whatever option is added to default > them back to a 64-bit shell, as long as it's documented well.
And what about building kernels? They will by default be building sparc32 kernels. That's the most likely place for this to be a problem. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]