On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 10:50 -0400, Paul Winkler wrote: > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 09:38:34AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 09:44 -0400, Dave Phillips wrote: > > > Thanks for those notes, Mark. The Java and Flash stuff does matter to > > > me. Any comment on WINE and VST support ? Am I best advised then to > > > simply run in 32-bit mode most of the time ? > > > > wine works on x86_64, but you can't load 32 bit plugins of any type into > > a 64 bit host application (unless the plugin API doesn't use pointers > > for anything and has all other type widths defined independently of the > > CPU type). > > > > so basically, yes, 32 bit all the way if you want to use > > firefox/audio/other plugins. > > uuuugh, I didn't know about the wine issues (and thus presumably fst). > I don't have any vst plugins currently, but I might someday. i wasn't clear enough. let me restate: * wine works just fine * you cannot load LADSPA, VST, or any other type of binary plugin that was compiled for a 32 bit architecture into a 64 bit host. the two issues are totally separate. > Is it enough to just compile the host app (e.g. ardour) for 32? no idea. i run my dual opterons in 64 bit mode only, and build all apps that way too.
