[fpc-devel] Compiler subfolders: i386, x86

[Marco van de Voort]

In our previous episode, Hans-Peter Diettrich said:
> > they are called:
> > 
> > 'i386' and 'x86'
> > 
> > What are these folders, they seem samiliar ?
> 
> The x86 targets are splitted into 4 directories, AFAIR
> i386 for 32 bit,
> ia64 for Intel IA-64 architecture (discontinued),
> x86_64 for AMD 64 bit (now also Intel 64),
> x86 contains common parts for all above (perhaps also relicts from 16 bit?)

ia64 is an independant arch, and doesn't relate to x86 at all. It was
already defunct afaik before x86_64 emerged and i386 was split into x86 and
i386.