EM64T and linux

[Andrew Hammond]

On 28-Apr-06, at 13:35, Phillip Qin wrote:
> It says "compilation time optimization uses a common base for AMD64/ 
> EM64T instead of legacy i386 cruft" but doesn't mention anything  
> else about the EM64T. I am not familiar with the new 64-bit  
> technology but I will give it a try.

In a hacking environment, cool. But for production, if you don't  
_need_ 64 bit, why deal with the headaches?

If you do need 64 bit, don't buy a Xeon to run it on.

Drew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of  
> Christopher Browne
> Sent: April 28, 2006 1:27 PM
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: EM64T and linux
>
> On 4/28/06, Phillip Qin <Phillip.Qin-szgMhqSEIEG+XT7JhA+gdA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > I know I shall post it to debian's user list. But does anyone  
> know whether
> > Debian 3.0 woody supports Intel EM64T architecture? I am trying  
> to order a
> > server. But Dell only ships Xeon with EM64T architecture.
>
> Do you want to run it as a 32 bit system?  Or 64 bit?
>
> If you run in 32 bit mode, then it shouldn't present any particularly
> special problems.
>
> It may be more interesting in 64 bit mode, as Debian/AMD-64 has been
> released recently...
>
> http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/
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