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Re: processor compatibility when building packages
- To: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Subject: Re: processor compatibility when building packages
- From: Charles Wilson <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>
- Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 00:32:50 -0400
- CC: cygwin-apps at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <39675070.9C41CB2E@ece.gatech.edu> <200007090141.VAA03096@envy.delorie.com>
DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > Does cygwin only officially work on i686, so that it is okay to use
> > these routines and break compatibility with older systems?
>
> Please do not break older systems.
My inclination was to maintain as much compatibility as possible.
However, I was confused since the official platform triple is now
i686-pc-cygwin, not i386-pc-cygwin or ix86-pc-cygwin. It *USED* to be
i386- but was changed sometime in the last six months. Why? What does
the new triple signify?
--Chuck