Re: [Gretl-devel] 32 vs 64 bit Windows
On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Sven Schreiber wrote:
it just occurred to me that apparently there is no 64bit version of
gretl for Windows, or is there?
No, there isn't. I cross-build the Windows version on Linux using
mingw32, and I haven't yet experimented with mingw64.
Frankly, I don't have a pressing need for it, at this point
I'm
asking mostly out of curiosity. But given the general trend
towards 64bit systems I was wondering about it.
I've assumed that 32-bit binaries run OK on 64-bit Windows -- is
that not right?
One obstacle to building a 64-bit gretl distribution for Windows is
that this would require (I suppose) a 64-bit build of the GTK stack.
I'm not cross-building GTK (very tricky) but just using what's
available from gtk.org. There is currently a 64-bit build [
http://www.gtk.org/download/win64.php ] but it's labeled "Note that
these 64-bit packages are experimental. Binary compatibility between
versions is not guaranteed."
Ergo, I'm not going to mess with this until somebody makes a
convincing case that it's a necessity.
Allin