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2008-08-19 18:59:52 CT #1
dazzle001
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Registered: 2005-09-16
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Will there be a 64bit version soon???


2008-08-19 15:38:45 CT #2
Deron Kazmaier
From: United States
Registered: 2006-01-29
Posts: 4639

I've been working on one for several months now, but it is low priority.
I do now have a 64bit system to compile/test on (no where near testing
yet however) Every file has to have some changes done to it.
PageStream's libraries use a handy tag based system that was adopted
from the Amiga, but it caused pointers to be cast as 32bit integers.
Very bad. Ultimately I would like to use a system similar to what is
used now on OS X. Pretty heavy typecasting and error checking. But that
will take a lot of time to implement. So for now I'm simply changing
casts where appropriate etc and making things more flexible avoiding
strict casts etc.

So, to answer you question, define soon Wink Probably several months off
still.

Deron
> Will there be a 64bit version soon???
>
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2008-08-20 08:55:25 CT #3
Bernd Felsche
From: Australia
Registered: 2006-05-01
Posts: 149

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:38:45 PageStream Support wrote:
> I've been working on one for several months now, but it is low
> priority. I do now have a 64bit system to compile/test on (no
> where near testing yet however) Every file has to have some
> changes done to it.

> PageStream's libraries use a handy tag based system that was
> adopted from the Amiga, but it caused pointers to be cast as 32bit
> integers. Very bad.

Very good that you've come to regret the errors of your ways. Smile

> Ultimately I would like to use a system
> similar to what is used now on OS X. Pretty heavy typecasting and
> error checking. But that will take a lot of time to implement. So
> for now I'm simply changing casts where appropriate etc and making
> things more flexible avoiding strict casts etc.

> So, to answer you question, define soon Wink Probably several
> months off still.

So now we'll have to wait until you're snowed-under! Smile

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