On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:54, Mike Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > --On September 14, 2009 2:58:30 PM -0400 Jack Howarth > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> True perhaps, but simple logic dictates that it is bad form for >> configure to think it is compiling code for a 32-bit architecture >> and then gcc to start generating 64-bit code behind its back. Remember >> that Apple has done something no one has ever done before...create >> an operating system that runs a 32-bit kernel but 64-bit executables. > > I have to agree with Jack on this issue. Having worked on and with various > compilers and operating systems for over 40 years I've seen far too many > problems caused by people trying to second guess what the compiler or system > thinks it should be doing. I've also had a few problems with MacPorts > caused by it's use of -arch and -m64 flags.
The ports that need to be fixed should get fixed. Making changes to MacPorts base is not the way to accomplish this. - Toby _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-dev
