[haiku-development] Re: 64 bit

  • From: Ralf Schülke <ralf.schuelke@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 17:09:09 +0200

Axel its to late :-)
Am 09.09.2014 17:06 schrieb "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Am 09/09/2014 16:42, schrieb Mark A Hayes:
>
>> The 32-bit version boots. Just curious why the focus isn't on the 64-bit
>> version?
>>
>
> For R1 we're trying to focus on a BeOS binary compatible Haiku version.
> And that currently means 32-bit in order to not spread our resources too
> much.
>
> While we're definitely fond of the 64-bit variant, it's relatively young
> compared to the rest, and does not get the same amount of testing.
>
> Having said that, the 32-bit release has PAE support enabled, so it's not
> as your additional memory remains unused. There are only few applications
> for Haiku where the larger address space really makes a difference.
>
> Bye,
>    Axel.
>
>
>

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