[haiku-development] Re: GCC2 and GCC4 on same System

Still, it's a nifty idea, and would make an x86-64 version *that& much
easier.

On 8/28/07, Alexander G. M. Smith <agmsmith@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Ben Allen wrote on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:00:31 -0500:
> > On 8/27/07, Duane Ryan <bailey.d.r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > ...Though isn't haiku an operating system that works on ppc AND x86?
> > > Certainly it would help the ppc side if you could compile once,
> > > distribute everywhere.
> >
> > BeOS was available for PPC and x86 (and required apps to be built
> > separately for each), but Haiku is primarily focusing on x86.  With
> > Apple moving to x86, the PPC line is disappearing from the desktop
> > scene and will become increasingly rare.  That's not to say that a PPC
> > version won't be made, only that a feature like this is probably out
> > of the scope of the project at the moment.
>
> True.  But keep in mind that the Playstation 3 and XBox 360 are both
> PowerPC
> systems.  Though the XBox will likely be closed to other operating
> systems,
> the PS3 does already have GNU/Linux (and open source drivers) so it should
> be possible to get Haiku working on it.
>
> - Alex
>
>

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