Re: I think I'm ready to give up on x86_64

["Jerry Feldman-2" <user=4@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:50:28 -0400 
David Kramer <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> I installed F7 on the new server.  Actually, I installed F8 rc3, which 
> died horribly when RPM cyclical dependencies, and my attempt to fix 
> them, broke XWindows and some other functionality.  F7 also had some 
> dependency problems that caused me to uninstall packages, install new 
> packages, then reinstall the first set.  That bit of frustration is a 
> topic for another post, though. 
> 
> I do a lot of java stuff.  I've never had much luck with the gcj stuff, 
> and I always end up installing Sun's java.  Ironically, they have a 64 
> bit J2SE, but not a 64 bit J2EE.  But java is just the latest problem. 
> 
> Before I waste more time tracking down problems caused by running 
> x86_64, I need to decide if it's actually worth it.  From what I 
> understand, the only advantages of 64 bit over 32 bit are access to more 
> than 4GB RAM (not a problem for me, since I only have 2GB), and memory 
> mapping large files (not an issue for the same reason).  Am I missing 
> something?