I use 64-bit so that I can link against more libraries (like SQLite.) Almost all my MacPorts get compiled as 64-bit.
Jay 2011/3/9 John Clements <[email protected]>: > For the last four months, I've been using the 64-bit Racket on my spiffy new > 64-bit Macs, and I'm now starting to wonder whether that's really the best > choice. If I understand correctly, the memory footprint is likely to be > substantially larger, and the payoff is--presumably--a speedup on certain > kinds of program. Those that frequently use ints that can be represented in > 64 (or 63) bits but not in 31? Those that use doubles heavily? I suppose > string processing could be faster, since (IIRC) we use 64 bits per character? > > In any case, I thought I'd just ask: how many of you are using 64-bit builds, > and how many are using 32-bit builds? Are there compelling advantages to the > 64-bit build that aren't occurring to me? > > John > > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users > -- Jay McCarthy <[email protected]> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay "The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93 _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
