git: Revert "rename amd64 architecture to x86_64"
Aggelos Economopoulos
aoiko at cc.ece.ntua.gr
Sat Nov 7 02:06:25 PST 2009
Jordan Gordeev wrote:
> commit 3f3709c349e3585274c0e23e09a87f8f75c8ce7d
> Author: Jordan Gordeev <jgordeev at dir.bg>
> Date: Sat Nov 7 09:30:29 2009 +0200
>
> Revert "rename amd64 architecture to x86_64"
>
> This reverts commit c1543a890188d397acca9fe7f76bcd982481a763.
>
> I'm reverting it because:
> 1) the change didn't get properly discussed
> 2) it was based on false premises:
> "The rest of the world seems to call amd64 x86_64."
> 3) no pkgsrc bulk build was done to test the change
> 4) the original committer acted irresponsibly by committing
> such a big change just before going on vacation.
Could you please mention the problems the rename caused so that there
can be a discussion?
Aggelos
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