building things that are portable across win32 *and* unices, 32 and/or 64 (*), is what i do daily. i have a pretty good idea of what's involved. it's very doable, and not a big deal, really, if you write things with portability in mind.
mishka (*) winxp, mac osx, linux 32, linux 64, irix 64, sunos 64. On 6/18/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Portable code" is almost an oxymoron. > ... > It's a non trivial job. > > Godfrey > > On Jun 18, 2005, at 9:28 AM, Mishka wrote: > > > 32->64 porting is not a big deal, if you have portable code > > > > > > On 6/18/05, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> it's just a question of critical mass. Every time things have > >> changed (8 to > >> 16-bit to 32-bit, 86 to 286 to 38s, Dos to Windows, etc.) the same > >> stories > >> have been churned out and the same prophets have predicted doom. > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> Bob > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Thibouille [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: 18 June 2005 10:53 > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: For those considering WindowsXP 64bit > >>> > >>> No. But still interesting to notice that a major company does > >>> not want to get involved with developing drivers for that OS. > >>> > >>> 2005/6/18, Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> > >>>> to install The Only True OS (that is, linux)? > >>>> > >>>> but, in the end, canon claims that it's a lousy software company. > >>>> is that a news? > >>>> > >>>> mishka > >>>> > >>>> On 6/17/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: "Thibouille" > >>>>> Subject: For those considering WindowsXP 64bit > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Just read this: > >>>>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24004 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> We'd better wait... > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> It's pretty much a rehash of what Microsoft themselves is saying, > >>>>> other than the self serving pap from Canon. > >>>>> I do wonder why I bothered to buy a 64 bit processor, if the > >>>>> software writers are going to refuse to support it. > >>>>> > >>>>> William Robb > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ---------------------- > >>> Thibouille > >>> ---------------------- > >>> *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >
