"Andrew DeFaria" <and...@defaria.com> wrote in message news:<jpec46$b4v$1...@dough.gmane.org>... > On 5/21/2012 1:48 PM, Warren Young wrote: > > On 5/21/2012 11:34 AM, Andrew DeFaria wrote: > > > > > > Consider a 32-bit executable that is 4 GB in size. > Do you know of one 32-bit executable that is 4 GB in size? Just one? OK, > how about 3 GB? No.
I don't think Warren's note said there was a 4GB 32-bit executable. I think it said a 4GB 32-bit executable would be the worst case scenario for 64-bit executable size bloat. > Well have you considered the following: "Anyway I think I'm > done with this topic"? I didn't think so. Are you saying Warren should not post a response to the mailing list, just because you personally are no longer interested in the discussion? As a subscriber, I've found reading both sides interesting and informative. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple