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Subject: Re: [PATCH] biarch compiler support for i386
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On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 11:14:16PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> This allows the i386 architecture to be built on a system with a biarch 
> compiler that defaults to x86-64, merely by specifying ARCH=i386.
> 
> As previously discussed, this uses the equivalent logic to the ppc port.

Given that the same logic applies to various other ports maybe it should
go into a common Makefile fragment?