Quoting Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:12:39 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What I am trying to do is compile an amd64 kernel, install it and
see what happens ;) I can always go back to the generic kernel
compiled in sys/i386.
amd64 and i386 are different platforms in the same sense that sparc64
and ppc are different platforms. An AMD 64 is not back-compatible to
pentium pro code when it's in 64-bit mode. Whilst 32-bit binaries can
be run on the amd64 platform, they need special handling, you can't
just mix-and-match world and kernel platforms.
Thanks, RW. I had assumed that and had hoped to run my make
buildworld, make buildkernel, mergemaster, make installkernel and
make installworld then upgrade all ports.
The problem is that I haven't been able to figure out, how to build
using all amd64.
Again very dumb on my part, I'm sure.
ed
As RW has said before it's possible. However, it's better and no
doubt quicker to go about starting from scratch.
-Garrett
Hi Garrett,
I have decided to do that one machine at a time but for now I'm just
going to keep all as is. It seems to be working fine on both current
and releng with the standard intel compilation. I just ordered a new
machine that I will setup with current amd64 for evaluation and then
decide after I've actually used it.
Thanks to all for helping me get my feet back on the ground.
have a great weekend,
ed
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