Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:39:39 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: scottl@samsco.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, zombyfork@gmail.com, cokane@cokane.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, oberman@es.net, obrien@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, mjacob@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC Message-ID: <200612151039.41128.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20061214.132111.1102529758.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20061214.110703.-432837811.imp@bsdimp.com> <20061214192036.2BBBE45042@ptavv.es.net> <20061214.132111.1102529758.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Thursday 14 December 2006 15:21, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20061214192036.2BBBE45042@ptavv.es.net> > "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> writes: > : > Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:07:03 -0700 (MST) > : > From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> > : > Sender: owner-cvs-all@freebsd.org > : > > : > In message: <346a80220612140903meecf42av7383632e8173525@mail.gmail.com> > : > "Coleman Kane" <zombyfork@gmail.com> writes: > : > : Just to let you know, there are still a significant number of amd64 > : > : single-core laptops that are still sold these days. > : > > : > I have one myself. But I'm considering running FreeBSD/i386 on it > : > because of all the issues I've had getting a working OpenOffice on it. > : > > : > Warner > : > _______________________________________________ > : > cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list > : > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all > : > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "cvs-all-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > : > > : > : The new release of OOo is SUPPOSED to be 64-bit clean. I have no idea > : when 2.1 will be ported to FreeBSD, but I hope it will be soon. > : > : OTOH, I see little reason to run amd64 on most systems which don't have > : large memories or some other specific reason to run it. The binaries are > : larger and generally performance changes are minimal. > > Last time I tried to build, I tripped over the jdk needing java > needing mozilla and mozilla was marked as not buildable due to > security issues. On 6.x at least, just install the diablo-jdk and build WITHOUT_MOZILLA=yes and you should be fine. -- John Baldwin
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