>>>>> "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. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!