On 5/21/2012 10:18 AM, James Johnston wrote:
And there is not a single user who will notice or care that the second
example has a larger 64-bit image by a few hundred KB larger. 64-bit
Intel architecture instructions aren't necessarily twice the width as
32-bit architecture instructions.
I'm not sure how you can say this. There are people who do care and do
notice. So instead of using absolutes (there is not a single user)
implying without exception you should use something like "Most users
will not notice or care".
Small is beautiful.
In general I agree; controlling the bloat is a worthwhile (and needed) activity
for some apps. But for me, bloat due to 64-bit compilation is worth it.
And for others...?
I have enough RAM that I can fit images into physical memory, and then the
runtime improvements of 64-bit can kick in (faster, more address space). I
would not mind it at all if every image on my Windows PC could be 64-bit! App
crashing due to address space exhaustion in 32-bit apps is not something I
enjoy dealing with.
I've got 6 GB RAM on my work computer, and that's usually plenty; the only time
it understandably slows down is when using multiple virtual machines.
In my line of work I (unfortunately) often have to run up to 3 JVMs at a
time. Thunderbird takes a chunk (I think Lightning leaks memory) as does
Chrome. Hell Chrome takes most of it. I often get to the point of
addressing exceptions and even crashes of apps and protestations of "Out
of memory". I have 4 gig of memory.
IMHO it's the thinking of "Well hell we have tons of
memory/disk/whatever. Why don't we waste it?" which eventually causes
the mentality of "don't worry about it" that leads to bloating.
In any event, I remain unconvinced that a 64 bit Cygwin is required or
necessary or even worth it at this time. The only argument even 1/2 way
compelling is your statement that there are some Windows server editions
that lack the 32-bit subsystem. I was unaware that that was even
happening and it is the first time I've heard of it.
Anyway I think I'm done with this topic.
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