PC Thoughts

[andrewducker]

Considering the success of Linux laptops like the Eee, how long until someone brings out a non-x86 variant?

Are there processors out there that would be as faster, cheaper and more power-efficient?

Comments

[andrewducker]

Why would Pidgin have x86 specific code in it?

Dunno - but I know that there frequently is code in apps that is architecture specific, especially if they do any complex stuff with pointers or the like.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Sure, I just wouldn't expect any fancy pointer stuff happening in Pidgin.

[andrewducker]

You never know when people are going to have horribly complicated things going on inside, just because someone decided it would make the code 0.3% faster.

[figg.livejournal.com]

Just to point out:

* complex stuff with pointers and the like

What? Have you been swallowing toothpaste again?


Pidgin is based on libpurple and gtk, both of which are portable. If you google for pigdin + ppc you will find a few precompiled pacakaged.