From: gnucash-user
on behalf of john
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 18:06
To: Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)
Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Windows x64 release builds are missing
Considering that the last 32-bit processor from Intel
A side note: Windows 11 requires a 64-bit processor, but still fully
supports 32-bit Windows software. The AMD-64 instruction set is an
extension of Intel's 32-bit instruction set, and runs 32-bit seamlessly
with proper operating system support, which Windows still has even in
11. GNC isn't
There are security improvements due to more memory address space with
64-bit. Most (but not all) programs also run faster. Also maintaining both
would be additional workload for the GC team that can be used for other
more productive tasks.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 3:52 PM David Carlson
wrote:
>
If there is a significant difference (improvement?) in performance with 64
bit code, I would vote for either releases that automatically choose
whichever works on the target machine at installation time or alternate
releases for users to select when downloading instead of waiting until
Win10 is
Considering that the last 32-bit processor from Intel was the Pentium 4E
released in 2004 and the last AMD one was 2005's K5 it's a tiny minority.
Regardless of Win11's ability to run 32-bit programs, it requires a 64-bit
processor
Well, I don't have any skin in the game, since both my computers have
64-bit Windows. It just seems a pity to shut out the minority who have
32-bit Windows.
But that's a development decision, so I won't keep harping on it.
Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com
On 2024-01-18 20:21,
What development effort? It's already an option to build GnuCash on windows
using MinGW64 instead of MinGW32 (setting aside that there's a Webkit problem
with the Windows build so neither is possible right now). Most of the Linux
distros are 64-bit only, though Debian insists on packaging
Clarification:
Windows 10 end of life is not until 14th October 2025 according to
Microsoft:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro
"Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. The current
version, 22H2, will be the final version of
There is no 32-bit Windows 11 OS but 32-bit programs will still run on the
64-bit Windows 11 OS - the same with Windows 10.
On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM John Ralls wrote:
> An x64 build will work only on 64-bit PCs, a 32-bit build works on both.
> Windows 11 doesn't support 32-bit and
But, as R Losey pointed out, that would take considerable development
effort. Is there any actual benefit to switching to a 64-bit program,
and is that benefit large enough to justify the development effort, even
if all the needed libraries are available in 64-bit forms.
It seems to me that the
An x64 build will work only on 64-bit PCs, a 32-bit build works on both.
Windows 11 doesn't support 32-bit and Windows 10, which does support 32-bit
computers, goes end-of-life this May. We don't "officially" support operating
systems after EOL so I guess at some point after that we can switch
I'm not part of the team, but I am a software engineer, and I've done
conversion to 64-bits. In the best case, it's just a matter of
re-compiling... but that's never worked except for very small programs.
All of the libraries used must have 64-bit versions, and then each call to
the library needs
Dear GnuCash team,
I would like to know when you will create the Windows x64 release builds?
We are in 2024, x64 is here since Windows XP Pro.
The goal is to have like other softwares, a x64 version in more x86.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Neustradamus
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