[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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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69353#comment:3>
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