In our previous episode, Sven Barth said: > > On windows, typically binary files are distributed and win64 bins don't work > > on win32, so win32<>win64. > > That is a bit unfair now. Comparing binary only applications to source > only ones regarding portability.
There is nothing about fairness or not here. It is simply a bit different tradition in what is considered compatible, bianry or source. > If I write a proprietary application for Linux and distribute it for x86 > only it doesn't necessarly run on a x86_64 Linux (at least not on mine, > because I don't have the 32 bit libraries installed) True, but apps enter distributions mostly as source. Some projects don't even release binaries themselves. > Also if I compile > my application for x86_64 only than it won't work on x86 Linux. So > Linux32 <> Linux64. On the binary level, true. But the point is that it is the tradition on the free unices (and even a bit Unix in general) to focus on the source. The whole system is defined in C language level terms. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
