On Aug 10, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Charles Srstka wrote: > On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:44 PM, Jayson Adams <jay...@circusponies.com> wrote: > >> Except Apple itself says it might not make sense to do so. From the 64-bit >> Transition Guide: >> >> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/64bitPorting/indications/indications.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001064-CH206-TPXREF101 > > That article is wildly out of date. Notice how it emphatically advises you > *not* to compile your applications as 64-bit only, whereas 64-bit only is not > only the default nowadays, but is required for all the latest additions Apple > has made to the language (including, but not limited to, ARC).
Not everyone uses ARC, or the other recent additions Apple has made to the language. > It also advises that you should include PPC code in your binaries, which > Xcode doesn't even let you *do* anymore. This is not the first piece of Apple documentation to contain stale info. It is a leap to conclude that those portions invalidate the rest of the document. I'm not trying to argue that you are wrong in your general conclusion about the fate of 32-bit, because you don't know and I don't know either. What I am saying, though, is that for all of the 32-bit-the-sky-is-falling, the first place a 32-bit straggler turns—the 64-bit porting guide—the beast itself states upfront that you really may not want to make the transition after all. Best, __jayson Circus Ponies NoteBook - Introducing An App That Boosts Your Productivity at Work or School, So You Get The Grades, Raises and Promotions You Want. www.circusponies.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
