[gobolinux-users] Re: AMD64 support?

[teique]

Dave Dodge wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 10:23:41AM -0300, teique wrote:
>   
>> based on this, another and most depressing problem is the 64bit 
>> portability of each package,
>>     
>
> It's probably not all that bad.  Linux has been running on 64-bit
> systems since 1995, and it's even getting to be pretty common these
> days with amd64 and em64t hardware being found in desktops and
> laptops.
>
>   
>> I can guess that to prepare a 64bit distro would require code
>> adjustments, with luck in just a few packages/codePoints :/
>>     
>
> If so then someone else has probably already done them.  SuSE, Red
> Hat, Ubuntu, and others are readily available for 64-bit systems.  If
> you're worried about a specific package, you can always take a look at
> their source packages and see what patches they include.
>
>   
mmm.. ok I will give it a try then!

I have just downloaded linux--2.6.16.20 (kernel), configured it to 
athlon64 (as the default was pentium II),
tho I am still having problems with its proper compilation concerning 
SATA drive :/,
I will get back here to report, as soon I can overcome the 1st steps ^^
> One case I do know of is the Xorg server, which has a small bug that
> can cause trouble with compiz and Xgl on amd64.  It's supposedly fixed
> in the lastest release.
>
>                                                   -Dave Dodge
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