Re: [tdf-discuss] x86_64 Windows build

2010/11/4 Frank Esposito <frankesposito@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > There is an open OOo bug that is over 5 years old.
> >
> > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46594
> >
> > It seems that OOo developers felt this was an unnecessary feature. However,
> > as users have commented in that bug report, the 32-bit version doesn't work
> > in 64-bit Terminal Servers, and Microsoft does not ship a 32-bit server
> > product anymore. Furthermore, Base can not connect to a 64-bit ODBC data
> > source.
> >
> > Given that Microsoft has been shipping 64-bit operating systems for 7 years
> > now, and that there are legitimate use cases where OOo/LibO can't fufil
> > user
> > needs without a 64-bit Windows build, shouldn't this be reevaluated?
> >
> > And from a pure perception standpoint, it looks like OOo/LibO is behind MS
> > Office in this regard, given that MS Office offers a 64-bit version.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> +2 for 64-bit builds
It is on the TODO list. It needs some porting efforts, however. It is
not as simple as recompiling the source code with a 64-bit compiler.

Regards,
Andras

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