Re: [Gimp-developer] Solaris 64bit compile

[Jens Ch. Restemeier]

Hi,

>     My question is, am I expecting too much from 64 bit?  Does the C
> code actually have to change to get the benefit from 64 bit?  Is this

Sorry, youre expecting too much for an application like "The GIMP" to
benefit from 64 bit. I'd say look for pure CPU speed and memory
bandwidth, or SIMD/vector instructions if the code is optimized for it.
64 bit gives most for applications that handle giant amounts of data or
very high precision.

Jens
_______________________________________________
Gimp-developer mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer