On 14-08-2013 22:10:40 +0200, Mark Kubacki wrote:
> From: W-Mark Kubacki <wmark@hurrikane.de>
> 
> It will read like this:
> > Portage 2.1.13.7 (default/linux/amd64/13.0, gcc-4.6.2, glibc-2.18, 
> > 3.9.0-rc8-mark-signed+ x86_64, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770T CPU @ 2.50GHz)
> 
> That new fifth element will be the CPU model name of the host
> running Portage. It is not the target architecture!

FYI:

% python3
Python 3.3.2 (default, Jul 24 2013, 11:14:02) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Gentoo 4.2.1_p5666-r1, Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.release()
'12.4.0'
>>> platform.machine()
'x86_64'
>>> platform.processor()
'i386'
>>> 

% python
Python 3.2.3 (default, May  6 2013, 21:19:05) 
[GCC 4.7.2] on sunos5
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.release()
'5.11'
>>> platform.machine()
'i86pc'
>>> platform.processor()
'i386'
>>> 

% python
Python 3.3.2 (default, Jul 15 2013, 13:51:24) 
[GCC 4.7.2] on sunos5
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.release()
'5.10'
>>> platform.machine()
'sun4u'
>>> platform.processor()
'sparc'
>>> 

% python
Python 3.2.5 (default, Jul 15 2013, 11:37:08) 
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.release()
'3.8.13-gentoo'
>>> platform.machine()
'x86_64'
>>> platform.processor()
'AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+'
>>> 

e.g. it seems to me only on Linux it gives fancy model output.  Note
that the first and second system were running a 64-bit Python as well as
kernel.

Fabian

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Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level