Yvo Smellenbergh wrote:
> CShake <cshake+pov### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>> Just for clarification: You state that the only PPC chips that are 
>> supported are G5 (I assume since G4 chips didn't have multicore or 
>> 64bit), but will a G4-based system running 10.5 work? I realize that the
> 
> No, it will not work. 
> Not in the 64 bit version because PPC is compiled for G5's and 64 bit.
> Also not in the 32 bit version because it is compiled for G5's and will
> crash on G4 or G3 chips.
> 
>> biggest reason for some people to use 3.7 is multicore support, but I
>> have updated some of my code to 3.7-specific functions (i.e. comparing
>> strings in #if) and would like to know if this works.
> I guess I can add a 32 bit PPC version for G4 and up in the 64 bit
> version. 
> This might look strange but because all G5's are 64 bit I didn't add a
> 32 bit PPC version and therefore there is room for a 32 bit version that
> supports G4 chips without the optimization for G5's.
> If you are interested I will try to do this, in that case contact me
> directly by e-mail.
> 
> Yvo
> 
> 
Don't worry about it, it's no big deal. Once it comes out of beta I'd 
like to have a G4 version, but until then I'll do my renders on my other 
computers.
I'd be surprised if anyone is running a G4 as their sole computer and is 
also interested in helping a beta test.

cshake

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