x64 bit version of Webkit.NET

[Dmitry]

Is there any estimations on when x64 bit version of WebKit.NET will be available?

[Dmitry]

Guy from Webkit project says that ir's already possible to build x64 bit version of WebKit.
Will it be possible to create WebKit.NET assembly of AnyCPU type?

[Herb Miller Jr.]

It's possible. From the basic tutorial under Changing the Application Platform (http://webkitdotnet.sourceforge.net/basics.php?p=4):

As there is no x64 build of WebKit yet, WebKit .NET is configured to run only as a 32-bit process so that it functions correctly on 64-bit versions of Windows. As a consequence of this, ALL .NET applications which use WebKit .NET must also be configured in this way. By default, C# applications will run as a 64-bit process on Win64, and we will get an error if we try to use a 32-bit library with them.

Ultimately, I'm not sure what effect it would have to build a 64-bit WebKit .NET around the 32-bit webkit.dll. And yes, AnyCPU works, too. You can build any of Visual Studio's target architectures.

[Dmitry]

Thanks for the response.

I saw that remark you quoted. Generally pure x86 version of WebKit.NET will suite 95% of applications.
But in my project I use third-party libraries for which it's critical to be started in x64 bit mode on x64 pc.
Therefore I can't use x86 WebKit.NET.

I asked about x64 bit version of WebKit in WebKit mailing list and got the following answer:

Of course WebKit is 64 bit. Just use this for building a 64-bit build:

Tools/Scripts/set-webkit-configuration -64-bit
Tools/Scripts/build-webkit

I wonder if it possible to get WebKit.NET as one AnyCPU assembly or as two assemblies - one x86 and one x64.

That would be a great feature to be able to use WebKit.NET in x86 and x64 application without being caged to only x86 architecture.

Thanks,
Dmitry.

[Kostya]

I have the same question.
Is it possible to have a WebKit.NET wrapper as  AnyCPU  and ship native WebKit libraries both for x86 and x64 platform?