Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
where is the difference between platform and machine?
Machine is our compatible-with-the-unwashed-Huns-from-the-north form of platform.
can't we use: cpu == arch (== machine?): - i386 - amd64 platform: - i386 - amd64 - vkernel and have everything covered?
Only if you like those names.
does it *have* to be a different name for platform and cpu? i mean, that's two different namespaces, i do not see any harm using i386 as a platform name. my goal is to keep things as easy as possible. a cross-build should just require TARGET_ARCH=amd64, or fwiw, TARGET_PLATFORM=vkernel. but the nomenclature should be sensible and follow POLA.
My point is, that nomenclature is not sensible, only commonly used. Though, I see no problem in supporting both TARGET_PLATFORM=foo and TARGET_ARCH=bar for the people that have a preference towards either of them.
Cheers :),
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Thomas E. Spanjaard
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