> As Windows doesn't run on non-x86 architectures, their naming is > generally just Windows <Whatever> (32 bit) and Windows <Whatever> (64 bit).
Windows actually does - it runs on IA-64 (which is a non-x86 architecture). However, end users are unlikely to use such hardware, so distinguishing between 32-bit and 64-bit is typically good enough. > In this case, making it clear that the 64-bit Windows binaries work for > both Intel and AMD chips is more important than using only the official > architecture name. Well, we did have Itanium binaries at one point, and the "64-bit Windows binaries" you are referring to most definitely don't run on Itanium, even though that's an Intel chip. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
