On Saturday 22 August 2009 14:06:50 xor wrote:
> 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.

The auto-updater on 64-bit does not update the 32-bit JVM. This is the main 
reason why us installing a 32-bit JVM is a problem...
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