C++ compilers on Linux supporting 64bit architecture?

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sun Sep 2 11:35:28 UTC 2007


Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 21:20 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>   
>> Matthew Saltzman writes:
>>
>>     
>>> On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 05:23 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>     In Linux Bo, if you want to write in 64 bit you load the version of 
>>>> Fedora 7 that is totally 64 bit. This is the f7 x86-64 distribution and 
>>>> different than Microsoft, you can download this free. Then you can 
>>>> compile in C or C++ with 64 bit. No need to cross/compile.
>>>>         
>>> Just to be contrary, what would you suggest if Bo only has access to
>>> 32-bit hardware, but wants to create 64-bit binaries to run on another
>>> machine?
>>>       
>> Unless he wants to build his own version of binutils and gcc, that targets 
>> 64 bit ELF, he should simply build the software on the other 64 bit machine.
>>     
>
> Yes, I actually suggested building one's own early in the thread.
> Should have made it clearer that I was just trying to yank Karl's chain
> a bit...
>
>   
    I felt the chain pull. You can pre-set a lot of things in GCC, too 
many I think but the bit size is not settable. Too bad but it is that 
way because it isn't easy to do ;-)



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