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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not discouraging the use of 64 bit machines (mine is), nor VM's (I use
both KVM and VBox), but, there is no replacement for actual hardware :)

Regards,

Phill.

On 26 July 2013 06:24, Jonathan Marsden <jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 07/25/2013 08:05 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
>
> > it is to ensure there are no 64 bit  instructions in the 32 bit version.
> > To err is human, to mess things up completely requires a computer :)
> >
> > Whilst this may seem like over kill, it is a 100% sure fire way to
> > ensure that should the unthinkable happen, it is not missed.
>
> So, in the multi-year history of Ubuntu, has this issue ever happened?
> Can you point to a single LaunchPad bug of this kind?
>
> I think the chances are so low that it is not worth worrying about.  By
> all means do a quick check, such as:
>
>   file $(echo $PATH|sed -e 's%:%/* %g') | grep 64-bit
>
> or similar, to check for 64bit binaries on an installed image... this
> can be done on any 32bit installation, including one installed and
> running on a 64-bit capable CPU, virtual or physical.
>
> But let's not discourage use of 64-bit capable hardware, or VMs on
> 64-bit capable hardware, for testing ISOs.
>
> Jonathan
>
>


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