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On Friday 22 December 2006 15:20, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote |
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about '[gentoo-amd64] Re: Emerging package as both 64 and 32 bit': |
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> "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03@××××××××××.net> posted |
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> 200612220854.59448.bss03@××××××××××.net, excerpted below, on Fri, 22 |
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> Dec |
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> 2006 08:54:59 -0600: |
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> > Also, it's technically possible for the bootloader to switch into |
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> > extended mode before loading the kernel, but not done (in GRUB, at |
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> > least) for solid technical reasons. (IIRC, there's some memory |
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> > mappings that have to be set up before entering extended mode.) |
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> That's something I've actually always wondered, so it's interesting to |
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> see a bit on it. Is there anything not /too/ technical* but somewhat |
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> more detailed you could point me to? |
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I don't have anything bookmarked, but I'll look around after I get back |
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from work and see if I can dig up any more references. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |