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Date:      Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:33:43 +0000
From:      alan barrow <alan.barrow@psinet.telstra.co.uk>
To:        Claus Guttesen <cguttesen@yahoo.dk>
Cc:        Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net>
Subject:   Re: Dell 2850 & amd64?
Message-ID:  <41A1A467.9000404@psinet.telstra.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20041119163615.63809.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20041119163615.63809.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com>

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Java on amd64 ? think you will have to go i386.

Claus Guttesen wrote:

>>The machine shall be a general utility system,
>>running email (cyrus) and 
>>web (apache), postgresql and php, some simple java
>>(tomcat).
>>Before I build all ports needed, is there anything I
>>need to set to make 
>>the ports build 64 bit? All I've done now is to get
>>the kernel built in 
>>64-bit mode. Is that enough to make all ports built
>>in 64 bit? Shall I set 
>>CPUTYPE to something? The CPUs are two Xeon, is that
>>p4?
>>    
>>
>
>I omitted CPUTYPE in /etc/make.conf. Other than that,
>you just have to check CPUTYPE in a shell.
>
>  
>
>>Is it even wise to use amd64? Is it stable enough?
>>Docs say so, but 
>>browsning this list gives me second thoughts?
>>    
>>
>
>I have a 2850 running postgresql, sometimes heavily
>loaded, but works like a charm besides that.
>
>There is a description on how to get java working on
>this list (as far as I remember).
>
>  
>
>>Perhaps this is all FAQ and RTFM, but I've searched
>>the net a bit about 
>>this, couldn't find the right answers. Sorry, I'm
>>still a newbie in 
>>AMD64-land. :)=
>>    
>>
>
>The amd-port appears to be slightly faster than it's
>i386-cousin on same hardware.
>
>Claus
>
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