Re: [qlist] [q-lang-users] CVS issues/Q 7.1

[Tim H. <q...@st...>]

Andrew Berg <and...@ya...> writes:

> Hi, Albert.
> 
> I tried a while ago to port Q to 64 bit, using a little bit of spare time
> at work, where I have an AMD 64 bit machine running Ubuntu Linux. Since
> then I have become busy enough that I cannot devote enough time to do
> porting/development, but I could still do some testing.
> 
> 
> Also, at home I use a Macintosh with OS X. It is an Intel iMac. I know
> that the Core Duo chip supports 64 bits, but I don't know if OS X
> supports 64 bits on it.

I believe it does not.

> I also recall reading that the app framework is all 32 bits still, so OS
> X 64 bit processes cannot do much more than write to standard out. If I
> recall, Apple decided that 64 bitness is mostly advantageous for
> scientific or server workloads, which do not need a shiny UI.

Yes; Apple have not ported Carbon to 64-bit environments. 

~Tim
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