Re: [PATCH] * faq/64-bit.mdwn: added up to date 64-bit porting info * open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn: added up to date 64-bit porting info

[Samuel Thibault]

Joshua Branson, le mer. 17 mai 2023 15:41:01 -0400, a ecrit:
> Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@gnu.org> writes:
> > I have restored some pieces which are not outdated (we still do have 
> > 32-on-64
> > plans, and running 32bit on 64bit hardware is still something people
> > have to understand possible).
> 
> That is totally fine with me.  May I ask why we might pursue supporting
> 32-on-64 plans?

Because the full 4GiB addressing space allows to link very large programs.

> It would certainly push us to have portable RPC declarations.
> I personally only want to run a 32-bit or 64-bit OS and not a
> combination.

I'm not talking about a combination.

Samuel