[csw-users] AMD64 Packages?

Luke Youngblood lyoungblood at phonechargeinc.com
Wed Jan 26 23:07:11 CET 2005


>> My question is regarding the AMD64 platform.  Does Blastwave plan on
>> releasing 64-bit packages that have been compiled for the Solaris 10
>> x86-64 architecture in the near future?  How will the x86-32 and
>> x86-64 packages be differentiated from each other?  It would be
>> great to use the same pkg-get and have it simply figure out whether
>> you need 64-bit binaries or 32-bit binaries when it's executed.
>
> Yes, we have plans to provide amd64 packages. We will start to
> create 64-Bit packages, when Solaris 10 is released.

I'm still wondering whether I will have to specifically download 64-bit, or
whether pkg-get will be smart enough to check my isainfo output to determine
if I have 64-bit support enabled?

Thanks
--
Luke Youngblood
System Administrator
PhoneCharge, Inc.
(203) 732-7639 x279
http://www.phonechargeinc.com




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