[Vm-dev] Re: [squeak-dev] 64 bit FFI...

Göran Krampe goran at krampe.se
Fri Jan 18 11:52:01 UTC 2013


On 01/18/2013 12:50 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Göran Krampe <goran at krampe.se
> <mailto:goran at krampe.se>> wrote:
>
>     Hi folks!
>
>     Just want to check with you guys how we are on the 64 bit VM front.
>
>     I have a dynamic library that is 64 bits that I want to call using
>     FFI (any FFI!). AFAICT this is a big no, no. NB FFI doesn't do 64
>     bits, well, in fact NB is only available in Cog and Cog is only
>     available in 32 bits, right?
>
>     And even if Cog was available in 64 bits (Eliot?) I guess the NB FFI
>     would need work to function in 64 bits too?
>
>     Ok, so what about the standard VM 64 bit? It doesn't seem to have a
>     working FFI plugin, so no go.
>
>     I do not think I can get the lib in 32 bits (but I have asked
>     upstream) it is the libhyperclient.so for HyperDex (www.hyperdex.org
>     <http://www.hyperdex.org>).
>
>     Could someone confirm the above or tell me about any other
>     reasonable route?
>
>
> I think all you said is correct, unfortunately.
> The only solution I can think so far is what we always do: compile
> yourself the library (hyperdex in this case) forcing it to compile in 32
> bits (send the correct flags for compilation). But of course, if the
> library is intended to only work in 64 bits...then this doesn't work.

Yeah, just chatted with Eliot and he also confirms. Getting it to 
compile in 32 is probably a bit hard, but I am asking upstream about it.

regards, Göran



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