[tlbuild] build on linux-powerpc

[Peter Breitenlohner]

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:

> 1. I compiled inside a linux32 subshell. My system is 64-bit. since 64-bit 
> systems can run 32-bit binaries but not vice versa, I think it is the safest 
> course to compile and ship 32-bit. Is this correct?

Hi Thomas,

judging from my linux-x86_64 experience I'd say that this is only partially
true.  On linux-x86_64 you can run linux-i?86 binaries if and only if the
kernel is built with 32-bit compatibility enabled (certainly done so by all
distros).  Thus, eventually, one may or may not want to have separate
linux-ppc and linux-ppc64 binaries.

Hi Karl,

what is your opinion?

Regards
Peter