Supported configurations once Mavericks is released

Lawrence Velázquez larryv at macports.org
Wed Sep 25 16:30:31 PDT 2013


On Sep 25, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Jeremy Lavergne <jeremy at lavergne.gotdns.org> wrote:

> I also like the concept but the distinction of "tier 1: 64-bit unless only 32-bit" seems a little odd at first glance. I know the exceptional reasons are valid, conveying them to users on the other hand...
> 
> Do you think there is a clearer way we could present this distinction? I'm sure you've got better background in that area anyways ;-)

We could leave out the i386-only exception in public but maintain it in practice. It's a bit disingenuous, but in a good way :)

Plus, keeping i386 from breaking is rather easier than doing so for PPC, so the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 would probably not be all that large to start with.

vq


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