Switch SPARC GNU coreutils+bash from 32 to 64bit [PSARC/2008/351 Self Review]

[Joseph Kowalski]

Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> My personal preference, for now, would be to deliver *both* 32- and 
> 64-bit versions of the applications for both SPARC and x86, but 
> deliver the 64-bit versions in a separate path (/usr/bin/sparcv9 and 
> /usr/bin/amd64 or somesuch), so that end users can just adjust their 
> $PATH appropriately if they know they need or want 64-bit capable 
> programs (I think for the vast majority of users, this will not be 
> necessary.)
Or, we could do what all linux distributors do, and provide completely 
separate 32 and 64 bit products.

This could be a lot of pain, for little gain.

- jek3