[MacPorts] #69353: Macports base configure sets universal archs to arm64 x86_64 on powerpc-*-openbsd (i.e. both cpu and OS are 32-bit)

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#69353: Macports base configure sets universal archs to arm64 x86_64 on
powerpc-*-openbsd (i.e. both cpu and OS are 32-bit)
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  Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  base          |    Version:  2.9.1
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Comment (by kencu):

 please please please do not convince anyone to put "ppc" into the default
 universal archs on 10.6

 It is already plenty hard enough to maintain 10.6 Intel x86_64 and it is
 hanging on the by barest of threads as it is. It survives because Jeremy
 sorted out a libc++ installation for it and in so doing, it looks enough
 like 10.7 - 10.13 to be handled similarly to those.

 Throwing a ppc headache into every decision making tree for 10.6 would
 just be beyond the limits of reasonableness to expect folks to do. I am
 already leaning very hard towards tossing the 32bit-only i386 out of 10.6
 support, as that is another PITA to support for the 0.000000000001% of
 people who have such a machine.

 ppc64 is also no good on Tiger, so it is only of any use at all on 10.5
 PPC. And on 10.5 PPC, virtually no software is ever tested as a ppc64 bit,
 so it is a road full of headaches and heartburt. Anyone on 10.4 or 10.5
 PPC should just use ppc (32 bit) and be thankful that they can use that.

 IMHO.

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