Admin/PLATFORMS
changeset 66732 e566fb4d43d4
parent 66728 ae332cd13955
child 66908 9b074f01a305
--- a/Admin/PLATFORMS	Sat Sep 30 19:49:13 2017 +0200
+++ b/Admin/PLATFORMS	Sat Sep 30 20:06:26 2017 +0200
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@
   ISABELLE_PLATFORM32  (potentially empty)
   ISABELLE_PLATFORM
 
-The ISABELLE_PLATFORM setting variable refers to the 32 bit version of
-the platform, even on 64 bit hardware.  Using regular bash notation,
-tools may express their preference for 64 bit with a fall-back for 32
-bit as follows:
+The ISABELLE_PLATFORM setting variable prefers the 32 bit version of the
+platform, if possible. Using regular bash notation, tools may express their
+preference for 64 bit with a fall-back for 32 bit as follows:
 
   "${ISABELLE_PLATFORM64:-$ISABELLE_PLATFORM32}"
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@
 There is a second set of settings for native Windows (instead of the
 POSIX emulation of Cygwin used before):
 
-  ISABELLE_WINDOWS_PLATFORM64  (potentially empty)
+  ISABELLE_WINDOWS_PLATFORM64
   ISABELLE_WINDOWS_PLATFORM32
   ISABELLE_WINDOWS_PLATFORM