re: mips64eb seems to be mostly 32-bit

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

Swift Griggs writes:
> On Sun, 4 Jul 2021, matthew green wrote:
> > (if you notice that -current/HEAD builds now include "mipsn64*" builds. 
> > note the 'n' in the middle.
>
> BTW, what does that nomenclature mean and signify? Is it similar at all to 
> the "o32" "n64" terms used for IRIX back in the day? What does the "n" and 
> "o" stand for, "new" and "old" ? Does that mean one day there will be a 
> mips64 without an "n" in there?
>
> I've always been a bit curious about that.

i don't *know* but i've always assumed it was "old abi" and
"new abi".  there is an "o64" but netbsd never supported it
that i'm aware of.

it's 100% the naming from IRIX.

surely someone here can confirm new/old :-)


.mrg.