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Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!]

From forthrightly@no-email.com
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Subject Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!]
Date 2011-05-05 14:40 +0000
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On 2011-05-05, Anton Ertl <anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
>
> For SwiftForth (and VFX and BigForth) it isn't; it's a little more
> effort to retarget a native-code compiler than to port a normal
> application.

I understand that and I accepted what Elizabeth said. It's a shame the
hardware manufacturers got away with forcing 64 bit systems on everyone but
they've been the standard for awhile now on desktop and server and it
doesn't seem worth fighting.

> Anyway, I wonder whether you wouldn't be happier in the mean time with
> Gforth, which does 64 bits on 64-bit platforms and therefore does not
> need 32-bit libraries.

Thanks, I'll have a look.

>
>>I suppose
>>hapless Windows victims who are starting out with Linux and use package
>>managed distros and don't compile their apps from source [...]
>
> In particular, you can compile Gforth from source yourself.

That's the right method!

Cheers,

Harry

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SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 10:07 +0000
  Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-04 05:28 -0500
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 11:41 +0000
      Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-04 09:32 -0500
        Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-04 11:18 -0700
          [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 03:34 -0500
            Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 13:11 +0000
              Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 09:03 -0500
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 14:38 +0000
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 10:15 -0500
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-07 03:47 -0700
              Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit  only!] anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-05-05 14:17 +0000
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit  only!] forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 14:40 +0000
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit  only!] Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-06 01:28 +0000
            Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-05 06:59 -0700
              Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 10:12 -0500
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-06 20:34 -0700
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-07 02:33 -0500
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-07 18:03 -0700
        Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 19:40 +0000
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2011-05-04 14:26 +0000
      Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-04 09:52 -0500
      Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-05-04 12:09 -0700
  Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Elizabeth D Rather <erather@forth.com> - 2011-05-04 10:44 -1000
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 21:18 +0000
  Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-04 22:03 -0700
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 13:16 +0000

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