32-bit or 64-bit default applications?

[Paul Mackerras]

Daniel Stekloff writes:

> What should applications default to when built on a ppc64 system - 32 or
> 64-bit? Do they default to 32-bit unless explicitly changed to build
> 64-bit? 

Yes.  The vast majority of programs don't need to be compiled as
64-bit, and come out a bit smaller when compiled as 32-bit (and many,
but not all, run a little faster as 32-bit as well).

Paul.