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From:  Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-dev]  Re: Keyword amd64 -> x86_64
Date:  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:42:19 -0600
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Christoph Mende wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:59:11 -0500
> "William L. Thomson Jr." <wltjr@gentoo.org> wrote:
>> Unless the work to do that is greater than the value of the change.
> It most likely is. And beside of that: amd64 is the technically correct
> term. :p

*sigh*  I know I'm going to regret going down this road, but, "lies!". ;)

AMD implemented x86-64, and marketed it as "AMD64".  Intel cloned it as "EM64T", 
later renamed "Intel 64".  GCC compiles for x86-64 which is the subset of the two.

But I agree, rekeywording amd64 to x86_64 would probably be more work than it's 
worth.


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