# \[Bug:1.9\] config.guess returns "i386" on Mac OSX 10.5.4

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-config-guess-returns-i386-on-mac-osx-10-5-4/145631>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 12, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-config-guess-returns-i386-on-mac-osx-10-5-4/145631 "2008-08-12T09:30:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Takao\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@Takao\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Takao_K)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-config-guess-returns-i386-on-mac-osx-10-5-4/145631/1 "2008-08-12T09:30:06Z")

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$ sh config.guess  
i386-apple-darwin9.4.0

$ sh config.guess.r18470  
i686-apple-darwin9.4.0

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_:Darwin:_:\*)  
case `uname -p` in  
\*86) UNAME\_PROCESSOR=i686 ;;  
powerpc) UNAME\_PROCESSOR=powerpc ;;

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**Author:** ![Takao\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@Takao\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Takao_K)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-config-guess-returns-i386-on-mac-osx-10-5-4/145631/2 "2008-09-22T10:51:49Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #452 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yuki S.)

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/452](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/452)

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**Author:** ![Takao\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@Takao\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Takao_K)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-config-guess-returns-i386-on-mac-osx-10-5-4/145631/3 "2009-11-17T05:51:08Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #452 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Daniel Cavanagh)

Hi

This change has been in place for more than a year and I don’t think  
anyone has complained about it, so I believe Kouji’s fears were  
misplaced. Also, I don’t see how using the processor name provided by  
the OS can be anything but correct

## Can this be closed?

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/452](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/452)