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From: Cygwin-L On Behalf Of Warren Young
I would say that the vast majority of the packages in the Cygwin distribution could not reasonably make use of 64-bit data spaces.
However, one of your arguments in this thread cuts both ways: the fact that there are a few packages that reasonably can do so means you cannot say "we don't need it".
If someone wants a 64-bit version of a packages in the distribution, then how about they build a 64-bit version of the package and report the results? That would give the distribution maintainers actual data about the costs and benefits.
Until we work and deploy a 64bit cygwin1.dll the idea to build any 64 bit cygwin program is pure academic and not very useful.
If you want to propose patches for 64 bit cygwin cygwin-developers is the right mailing list.
Regards Marco
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