On Friday 25 Mar 2011 14:34:38 Cliff Perry wrote: > Miroslav Suchý wrote: > > On 03/25/2011 02:00 PM, Michael Gliwinski wrote: > >> Anyway, may I ask why? Is it getting in the way somehow? > > > > It cost resources. Especially for testing. > > Think of the big picture matrix of OS + arch combinations. > > > http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/1.3/ > > Fedora 13 > 1) i386 > 2) x86_64 > > Fedora 14 > 3) i386 > 4) x86_64 > > RHEL 5 > 5) i386 > 6) x86_64 > > RHEL 6 > 7) i386 > 8) x86_64 > > To release, that is at least 8 combinations to ensure they build, > install and function. Plus upgrade paths to each. > > Dropping i386, cuts this work in half, allowing us to release > quicker/easier (ideally).
Got it. Didn't realise you do separate testing for each combination :P Which rel would you intend to be the first x86_64-only one? 1.4 or later? -- Michael Gliwinski Henderson Group Information Services 9-11 Hightown Avenue, Newtownabby, BT36 4RT Phone: 028 9034 3319 ********************************************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee and access to the email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing client engagement leter or contract. If you have received this email in error please notify supp...@henderson-group.com John Henderson (Holdings) Ltd Registered office: 9 Hightown Avenue, Mallusk, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT36 4RT. Registered in Northern Ireland Registration Number NI010588 Vat No.: 814 6399 12 ********************************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-devel mailing list Spacewalk-devel@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-devel
