Re: Is there a problem with 64-bit Linux?
- Posted by K_D_R Nov 12, 2012
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I do all of my euphoria coding with the 64-bit version of Linux. If you look at the tip of the struct branch, that's typically what I have installed.
I haven't a clue where the "tip of the struct branch" is located. I did find two 64-bit Linux Euphoria 4.1 files here: http://openeuphoria.org/eubins/linux/4.1.0/64-bit/ and this: http://scm.openeuphoria.org/hg/euphoria/archive/tip.tar.bz2
I translate stuff all the time. I did a quick forum search, and couldn't find a thread where this was discussed previously (though my memory tells me it happened). Do you recall the issues you had? Do you have a 64-bit machine handy to test again?
Multi-architecture setups (a 64-bit OS is often setup to run 32-bit stuff as well) can be tricky, especially for setting up the compiler and the libraries, etc.
I couldn't compile, even after installing 386 support files and multi-arch support and in fact crashed big time.
I do have a 64-bit machine handy to test again. I think I'll do it with Ubuntu this (next) time.
In general, I would say that the 64-bit version of euphoria is currently quite stable (certainly no less stable than the 32-bit version of 4.1).
Considering the ratio of Window's users to Linux users, I am rue to complain (any more than I already have ) if the lag in development of 64-bit Linux Euphoria is due to prioritizing support for Windows. Yet, I am curious to know if 64-bit Linux development is more difficult for some reason.
If anything, the opposite is probably true. As I said, I do just about everything using 64-bit Linux, and I'm still very active relative to most of the other developers.
Matt
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
If you have a stable Linux 64-bit version of Euphoria, be it 4.0.5 or 4.1, or whatever version, please release it.
I deeply appreciate your efforts and that of all the other developers.
Kenneth Rhodes
