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Note that i386 mode is the default, and point to tron@'s 2009 tech-pkg

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post that explained the issues clearly.

Caution that 10.4 support is on even thinner ice with 10.7 due out.
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$NetBSD: README.MacOSX,v 1.9 2010/10/31 21:24:14 gdt Exp $ $NetBSD: README.MacOSX,v 1.10 2011/03/05 12:36:39 gdt Exp $
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Binary ABI problem: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 32/64 (i386/x86_64) ABI issue:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard supports 64-Bit binaries on most Intel Macs Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) supports 64-bit binaries on most Intel
and builds those by default on such machine. This causes problems Macs and builds those by default on such machine. This causes
with a lot of packages which get confused because "MACHINE_ARCH" problems with a lot of packages which get confused because
is set to "i386" (on a 64-bit system!). There are also packages "MACHINE_ARCH" is set to "i386" (on a 64-bit system!). There are also
that don't support 64-bit under Mac OS X at all. It is therefore packages that don't support 64-bit under Mac OS X at all. Because of
recommended that use the "--abi 32" option of "bootstrap" this, the default for pkgsrc is use use the 32-bit ABI, which results
under Mac OS X Snow Leopard at the moment. in packages being compiled and run in i386 mode. For a longer
discussion, see:
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2009/09/24/msg010817.html
Developer tools: Developer tools:
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Mac OS X Versions Mac OS X Versions
pkgsrc is a volunteer project, and individuals support/fix packages pkgsrc is a volunteer project, and individuals support/fix packages
and platforms as they choose. However, pkgsrc contributors as a group and platforms as they choose. However, pkgsrc contributors as a group
share both a bugtracker and norms about what is ok to break and what share both a bugtracker and norms about what is ok to break and what
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10.3 and below: ancient, and PRs will be summarily closed. It is 10.3 and below: ancient, and PRs will be summarily closed. It is
acceptable to give zero consideration to causing structural acceptable to give zero consideration to causing structural
problems on 10.3 and below. [IGNORED] problems on 10.3 and below. [IGNORED]
(Note that with the impending release of 10.7, it is likely that 10.4
will be moved to IGNORED.)