[PD-dev] MARCH in Deken file name

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

On 2018-04-29 21:46, Dan Wilcox wrote:
> amd64? 

yes, "amd64".

its an easy to remember, hard to confuse, well established term used for
that architecture.
"x86_64" is probably slightly more correct on the technical side, but a
beast of a name (given that the full arch specifier consists of 2 more
terms and they are separated by dashes - visually very similar to
underscores).
so the only drawback is, that uses a companies name ("amd"), even though
the processor might be produced by another company ("intel").

however, we also call the corresponding 32bit architecture "i386" resp
"i686" ("intel"; regardless of the producer) rather than the more
correct "x86" (or was it "x86_32"?)

anyhow, the "find externals" plugin treats both "amd4" and "x86_64" as
equivalent.

so, i was really answering the question "what *should* be used", and i
think that "amd64" *should* be used, whereas "x86_64" *could* also be
used if need be.


> When compiler on macOS, it's DEFINITELY x86_64. Isn't it the same in MinGW?

could you clarify how you define "it"?


fgasdrm
IOhannes

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