Thomas E. Spanjaard wrote:
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.
this is not a beauty contest for architecture names. this is about easy and concise categorization of our sources and targets. and starting from there, using the "most commonly used" name for a particular purpose makes very much sense. so, what is cpu machine arch machine_arch platform and how do they relate? cheers simon -- Serve - BSD +++ RENT this banner advert +++ ASCII Ribbon /"\ Work - Mac +++ space for low €€€ NOW!1 +++ Campaign \ / Party Enjoy Relax | http://dragonflybsd.org Against HTML \ Dude 2c 2 the max ! http://golden-apple.biz Mail + News / \
