I would say it would be needed. It's a way of finding bugs that i80x86 hides, or that aren't major bugs in i80x86.
Wesley Parish
Quoting "mail.comcast.net" eek2121@comcast.net:
With the news that new Macs will be Pentium 4 based (yes, not just intel, but Pentium 4 based) I have to wonder, Would it be worthwhile to continue working on a port of ROS to PPC?
Richard
"Sharpened hands are happy hands. "Brim the tinfall with mirthful bands" - A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge
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