[ping] Re: proper name of i386/x86-64/etc targets

[Sandra Loosemore]

On 01/20/2015 12:21 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Sandra Loosemore
> <sandra@codesourcery.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ummm, this seems like an inconsistent position.  "32-bit x86" isn't even a
>> new name; it's a restricting adjective "32-bit" on the existing name "x86".
>> But "x86-32" isn't an existing real name for anything, as far as I can tell.
>>
> "x86-32" is mentioned in
>
> http://www.lyberty.com/tech/terms/x86_WHAT-IS_.html
> http://superuser.com/questions/186503/is-x86-32-bit-or-64-bit
> https://forums.digitalpoint.com/threads/what-does-x64-and-x86-mean.674631/

I wouldn't consider random blog or forum postings to be reliable 
sources.  Can you cite manufacturer/vendor literature, technical 
reports, or news articles using that term?

FWIW, when I'm reviewing BSPs and associated documentation for
Mentor's own products, I always check the manufacturer's web site and 
verify that we use the name exactly as it appears in their own marketing 
literature and/or data sheets.  Wikipedia's standards for naming are a 
little different....  they prefer to use the most common and familiar 
name for things.

-Sandra