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On 07-09-2009 23:14:47 +0900, Tobias Hahn wrote: |
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> SL still uses a 32 bit kernel by default. The 64 bit kernel is |
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> optional on supported hardware (hold down 64 while booting). Only SL |
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> Server on an xserve uses the 64 bit kernel by default iirc. I guess |
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> the reasoning is to give consumer hardware vendors a chance to write |
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> 64 bit kexts. On the other hand, most applications from Apple (Finder, |
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> Terminal, Safari...) now support 64 bit, but obviously also only if |
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> the hardware supports it (so on a core not-2 duo everything will be 32 |
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> bit as before). |
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Hmmm, that sounds weird, even my Tiger can do 64-bits stuff (the kernel |
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that is). That was the whole idea: being able to address much more |
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memory. Anyway it obviously requires some scripting. |
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Either we default to 32-bits Prefix on Snow Leopard too, or we figure |
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out a way to see if we're running on a 64-bits capable machine so we can |
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enable 64-bits on Snow Leopard where possible. |
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Thanks for the info! |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |
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