On any machine capable of running Win64 well, it would probably be next to
impossible to tell the difference between running a native 64-bit build and
a 32-bit build. I think the toughest problem Mixxx would have to face it
its problem domain would be something like applying real-time SFX on FLAC
audio on 2 decks at once; would access to more RAM or better 64-bit SSE
instructions really make that much diifference to a machine with the horses
to run Win64?
I think Windows needs a BSD style "ports" system; if it had that it might be
worth trying to get all these deps to built for Mixxx on the fly. Given it
doesn't, and that I don't use windows at home or even at work anymore (yay!)
-> I'm not really all that interested in the platform. I'm also inclined
to think that any type of useable or visible change would probably be more
widely noticed by the community at large... I could be wrong (and if there
any Windows 64 or potential Windows 64 users on the list; now is a good time
to shout out) and if its a problem you really want to solve I don't want to
discourage you...
-G
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Albert Santoni <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Sean M. Pappalardo
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Albert Santoni wrote:
> >> Neither of these sounds like a good idea to me because A is impossible
> >> and B is going to be an incredibly amount of work and impossible to
> >> maintain.
> >
> > Yeah, I hadn't thought through the implications of my request. If any of
> > them use SCons already, then it would be trivial to do for those, right?
> >
>
> Right, but PortAudio is the only dependency that uses it. :)
>
> > But yeah, I guess I'm stuck manually building the deps and adding the
> > resulting 64-bit DLLs to our repo in a mixxx-win64lib folder or
> > something. Anyone else interested in seeing a Win64 build is welcome to
> > help at any point!!
>
> That sounds like a good idea, go for it.
>
> >
> > And while I agree that 64-bit code won't help much with regards to
> > overall performance, saying we have native 64-bit code will help with
> > brand image, especially since a large part of our user base is
> > non-technical and would simply take pride in the fact that Mixxx takes
> > "full advantage" of their hardware, unlike other software. And if we act
> > fast, we can make the claim that we're the only DJ software to do so!
> >
>
> Sure, it'll help the brand image, and you'll probably get some good
> Windows development experience out of it too. On the other hand, if
> it's brand image you're primarily concerned about, then I think the
> new library is going to have a much bigger impact. (Almost every
> serious DJ I've met in person who's tried Mixxx has blown it off
> because our library sucks for them in one way or another.)
>
> Anyways, that's just my opinion (and why I was working on the new library).
>
> On a more objective note, I'm a tiny bit concerned about our ability
> to produce win64 builds in the long-term, since they'll have a bus
> factor of 1 for the foreseeable future: If you disappear, we won't
> have anyone else to do win64 builds. We can only hope and pray that
> wider adoption of 64-bit Windows is inevitable, and that sooner or
> later we'll have more 64-bit Windows developers. (Is Windows 7 going
> to come in both 32- and 64-bit flavours? I wish they'd just make the
> switch to exclusively 64...) :)
>
> Thanks,
> Albert
>
>
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