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

[Joseph Kowalski]

Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> I don't know if its this case or not.  I derailed it, and case 
> materials need to be supplied.  The idea that we could "fix" some of 
> the 32-bit performance problems, or offer an optional 64-bit only 
> distro, certainly has a certain amount of appeal.

Its not this case or any other case we should/could create.  (Except at 
the very, low extreme) We review projects proposed by project teams.  We 
can suggest in Advice that such a project team should be formed.  We can 
not dictate that projects be created [1].

BTW:  What is "an optional ... distro"?

- jek3

[1]   I remember that the ARCs have made the statement "we will not 
approve any projects in this specific area until XXX is fixed".  The 
biggest one I remember was an LDAP disaster Solaris had about a decade 
ago, but this is far from the general case and completely inappropriate 
for this **marketing** decision.