OWLNext 64-bit Edition - status and plans

As we have come to realise that users are using our preliminary and brittle 64-bit support in production code, we have now increased our pace on the road to version 6.40; the first true 64-bit edition of OWLNext.

As mentioned in a recent news item about our roadmap, the upcoming intermediate release 6.34 will add further preliminary support for 64-bit. In particular, it will have important patches to the old dispatch machinery that will improve type-safety and 64-bit compatibility. 6.34 will however be the last version based on this messy machinery. OWLNext 6.40 will be based on a thorough overhaul of the dispatchers, making the code C++ conformant, safer, and simpler to comprehend and maintain.

For more information about the overhaul, see the discussion for [feature-requests:#6].

If all goes to plan, 6.34 Beta will be released later this month, and 6.40 Beta is currently scheduled for mid-year. A Developer Preview for the overhauled dispatchers will be released as soon as possible.

[Vidar Hasfjord]

We now have a working document for the 64-bit feature.

See 64-bit OWLNext.