On Aug 29, 2009, at 1:48 AM, eZar wrote: > I see 64 bits Linux, but... when Chromium 64 bits for MAC?
Why do you want a 64-bit version? I don't think the benefits would be very noticeable. Having more address space isn't a big win when every tab runs in a separate address space already, and the performance benefits of more registers are probably canceled out by the increased memory footprint caused by all those 8-bit pointers. (Also — since you mention it in the subject — Snow Leopard is not required for 64-bit apps. They're already supported in 10.5 (Xcode 3.1 is 64-bit, for example.) What's new in 10.6 is a 64-bit kernel, which has some benefit on systems with very large amounts of RAM or running huge numbers of simultaneous processes.) —Jens PS: As I understand it, one of the reasons to go 64-bit on Linux is that there are some platform APIs Chromium wants to use (password management?) that are for some reason only accessible in 64-bit. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
