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> what constitutes a "triple" (sometimes actually a quad!) It is actually a quintiple at most because the first part, architecture, may contain a version for e
by lifthrasiir 2y ago
> what constitutes a "triple" (sometimes actually a quad!)
It is actually a quintiple at most because the first part, architecture, may contain a version for e.g. ARM. And yet it doesn't fully describe the actual target because it may require an additional OS version for e.g. macOS. Doubly silly.
- achierius 2y agoWhy would macOS in particular require an OS version where other platforms would not -- just backwards compatibility?