Hi,
Today I upgraded the OS on my iMac to OS X 10.9.2, aka “Mavericks”. After
having installed Apple’s latest development tools, I wanted to see if I could
build the latest “ongoing” 32-bit PicoLisp. Oops, no, it didn’t work quite as
well as I had hoped. Here’s the first part of the story:
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Hello Jon,
I usually build the 64bit version (emu version), but it is quite slow.
Would it be prefereable to port the 64bit to OSX, instead of using the
32bit bit ?
I did not look at it - porting - but do you think it would be huge effort?
Kind Regards,
Pedro
2014-04-08 14:17 GMT+02:00 Jon Klei
Hi Pedro,
Yes, I definitely think it would be prefereable to port the real 64-bit to OSX,
but I don’t think it would be very easy. However, I know too little about the
difficulties involved. If I remember correctly, the assembler format is part of
the problem. I think it would be smart if one c
Hi Jon,
> Today I upgraded the OS on my iMac to OS X 10.9.2, aka =93Mavericks=94. Aft=
> er having installed Apple=92s latest development tools, I wanted to see if =
> I could build the latest =93ongoing=94 32-bit PicoLisp. Oops, no, it didn=
> =92t work quite as well as I had hoped. Here=92s the
Hi Pedro,
> I usually build the 64bit version (emu version), but it is quite slow.
Yes. Unfortunately.
> Would it be prefereable to port the 64bit to OSX, instead of using the
> 32bit bit ?
Yes.
> I did not look at it - porting - but do you think it would be huge effort?
We had quite some dis
Hi Jon,
> Yes, I definitely think it would be prefereable to port the real 64-bit to =
> OSX, but I don=92t think it would be very easy. However, I know too little =
> about the difficulties involved. If I remember correctly, the assembler for=
> mat is part of the problem. I think it would be sma