[Vm-dev] [Pharo-dev] 32 bits and 64 bits VM

gettimothy gettimothy at zoho.com
Sat May 17 11:35:42 UTC 2014


Hi Bert.
 It would be more accurate to classify VMs by the image types they support, and architecture they run on (leaving out the issue of OS). E.g. it is inaccurate to say "Cog supports 32 bit images on a 32 bit machine" because it does not support pre-closure interpreter images even though they are 32 bits, and it only works on the x86 architecture, soon ARM 32 bits, but not e.g. PowerPC or MIPS 32 bits, which are supported by the interpreter VMs.

- Bert -

Thanks for this distinction; I will adopt it.
 


Cheers,


tty.














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