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64bit on windows

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:41 am
by kingwolf71
how can I use the 64bit version of SB on windows?

Re: 64bit on windows

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:26 pm
by Fred
Do you have particular needs for a 64 bit version ? The Javascript output is the same for all version, so only the 32-bit version is shipped because it runs on all Windows.

Re: 64bit on windows

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:21 am
by kingwolf71
Fred wrote:Do you have particular needs for a 64 bit version ? The Javascript output is the same for all version, so only the 32-bit version is shipped because it runs on all Windows.
Strictly speaking, I don't need it.
I am writing a cross platform compiler/Virtual machine targeted at 64bit systems, the problem I have is that the variable sizes such as for integers and pointers are different. It makes testing difficult as there are already code differences between PB and SB; having a platform difference (64 and 32bit) is an added variable. I could use 32 bit PB; but I think that's a step back, as it is not what I am writing for.

Re: 64bit on windows

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:17 pm
by Fred
Pointer and integer are the same size on the 32-bit and 64-bit SpiderBasic version, could you post a code showing your issue (could be a bug) ?

Re: 64bit on windows

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:54 am
by kingwolf71
I will come back to you on that as am re-writing the core