Even though the hardware is x86_64, I thought the vast majority of
macs used a 32 bit build of OSX and 32 bit programs?

     John

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:38 AM, Max Cantor <mxcan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The last 32-bit, Intel Mac was the Mac Mini, discontinued in August 2007. The 
> bulk of them were discontinued in 2006, along with PowerPC Macs.  Does it 
> make sense to relegate OSX x86_64 to community status while the 32-bit 
> version is considered a supported platform?
>
> Given that I'm far from experienced enough to be able to contribute 
> meaningfully to GHC, I'm not complaining about anyone's efforts, just that 
> those efforts might be a bit misallocated.  I'd venture a guess that far more 
> people are interested in running 64-bit GHC on OSX than in running GHC on 
> what is now fairly antiquated hardware.
>
> mc
>
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