Changes between Version 13 and Version 14 of BoincPlatforms

Timestamp:

Jan 9, 2008, 2:00:14 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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BoincPlatforms

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 A '''platform''' is a compilation target - typically a combination of a CPU architecture and an operating system. The BOINC database of each project includes a set of platforms. Each platform has a '''name''' and a '''description''' of the range of computers it can handle. Each [AppVersion application version] is associated with a particular platform.
 
-For coherence between projects, you should use only the following platforms. If you want to add a different platform, please [ProjectPeople contact us].
+Most of the Unix platforms names are what's generated by config.guess.
+But not all of them.
+If config.guess generates the wrong string,
+use the [BuildSystem --host option to configure].
+
+For coherence between projects, you should use only the following platforms.
+If you want to add a different platform, please [ProjectPeople contact us].
 
 ||  '''__Name__''' ||  '''__Description__'''||