I can't seem to find a reply button on any of the threads I've looked at on this, so here's yet another thread.
So, there's been a lot of push in the hardware community for 64-bit processing. It's hard to find a good server computer that isn't 64-bit nowadays, and the newest desktops are all 64-bit. Because of this push towards 64-bit computing, the major Linux distros have all started pushing towards more 64-bit compatibility. Fedora has all but officially made x86_64 it's primary platform for it's latest releases. For most users this means that they don't really have to run any 32-bit apps at all (for linux, this means less crap to install, because as soon as you get one 32-bit app, you've got 50+ 32-bit library dependencies that go along with it). I've been using Google Wave for about 24-hours now, and have immediately noticed that I can't install Google Gears in Firefox 3.5.5 (the latest released version) 64-bit on Fedora 11. What gives? Not only should the latest Firefox be a priority, but 64-bit compilation should be a major priority for any new software. I was able to install the 32-bit plugin, but not sure if it works. I did this by going to http://nielspeen.com/blog/2009/02/google-gears-64-bit/ and installing an older version for 64-bit, then updating. However, when I try to install this at http://gears.google.com/, I get an error saying it won't install in Firefox: "Google Gears" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86_64-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem.
