Re: HEADS UP - More major build infrastructure changes

[David Cuthbert <dacut@xxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
>     I changed it to pc32, to differentiate between 32 and 64 bit
>     architectures (e.g. pc32, pc64).

Hmm... PC## is already overloaded -- with PC98 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-9800)

>     x86 isn't really descriptive
>     enough.  ia32/ia64 is also a possible name but I want to avoid
>     using things that imply 'intel' or 'amd' since there are other
>     cpu vendors out there too.

I'd say this is a losing battle.  You're trying to find a compromise 
between describing feature requirements ("Your computer must have at 
least these features to go on this ride") while trying to avoid 
confusing the crowd who thinks anything in a beige box is a PC, 
everything else is a Mac.

(I knew someone who insisted my 386 in college was a Shamrock computer 
simply because that was the label on the monitor.)