>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Ragsdale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Ian> Is there any reason you would NEED to compile it fat?  Does anybody
Ian> expect that the same partition will boot on both x386 and PowerPC macs?

The problem is distribution.  If I want to upload my Cocoa program
that happens to have Perl for its wiring, I can't presume whether the
downloader has X86 or PPC needs.  That is, it would make Perl-based
programs require two versions, while Objective C or Java programs be
fat binaries.  That'd look "odd" in the marketplace.

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