on 3/16/09 11:20 PM, [email protected] said: >> It depends on what you're doing. Some applications have not yet been >> ported to 64-bit, and may not run correctly on a machine that has a >> 64-bit kernel. Other applications may run better in 64-bit mode. You >> need to know your specific application. > > do you have any specific examples? the last usespace program that I ran > into with this sort of bug was the ipchains binary, and that was fixed > several years ago.
I've heard of no end of problems with precompiled binaries provided by vendors for things like Flash, Nvidia drivers, etc.... Admittedly, that's a more workstation-oriented issue as opposed to a server problem, but it's certainly a valid class that may be of potential concern. And anywhere else you've got a pre-compiled binary you have to deal with, is a potential source of problems. -- Brad Knowles <[email protected]> If you like Jazz/R&B guitar, check out LinkedIn Profile: my friend bigsbytracks on YouTube at <http://tinyurl.com/y8kpxu> http://preview.tinyurl.com/bigsbytracks _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
