On Friday 21 August 2009 22:31:03 Matthew Toseland wrote: > How common is 64-bit Vista? Currently we install a 32-bit JVM, which works, > but doesn't get auto-updated, and is somewhat slower than if we'd installed > a 64-bit one (assuming we fix the FEC libraries and manage to build them > for Windows). We can't install a 64-bit JVM, because the free version of > the Java Service Wrapper (which we use for self-restarting the node when > deploying updates, and for detecting hangs) only supports 32-bit. > > Options?
Vista64 is very common already and Win7 x64 will be even more widespread. 64 bit CPUs have been there for ages and we should support them. Regarding the 64bit JVM I have to state that we should keep shipping the 32bit one - it still seems to be intended by Sun that 32bit java is used on 64bit windows: - The 64bit JVM does not install a Firefox plugin, or at least it does not work (maybe because Firefox is still 32bit?) - The auto updater of the 64 bit JVM installs a 32 bit JVM so then you have 2. This is obviously a bug but it shows that Sun does not properly maintain the 64bit windows JVM yet. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20090822/1cfb0bc1/attachment.pgp>
