Re: firefox.i386 in x86_64 repo

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Le samedi 09 septembre 2006 à 16:35 -0500, Callum Lerwick a écrit :
> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 09:14 -0500, Jay Cliburn wrote:
> > This gets my vote.  And I agree with your usefulness opinion.  I've 
> > never (knowingly) needed a 64-bit browser[*].
> 
> Running an i386 app under compatibility, especially one with a large
> library stack like Firefox, adds noticeable startup lag and memory
> bloat, as an entirely separate i386 version of all the libraries has to
> be loaded.

My personal preference would be to install both versions under x86_64,
with the 64bit version the default one, and a plugin like the 'open page
in ie' windows users use to access the 32 bit version.

That is, until major plugins like flahs are available for 32 bit.

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Nicolas Mailhot

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