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On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 10:50 -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:

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> On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 09:38:34AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote:

> > On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 09:44 -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:

> > > Thanks for those notes, Mark. The Java and Flash stuff does matter to

> > > me. Any comment on WINE and VST support ? Am I best advised then to

> > > simply run in 32-bit mode most of the time ?

> >

> > wine works on x86_64, but you can't load 32 bit plugins of any type into

> > a 64 bit host application (unless the plugin API doesn't use pointers

> > for anything and has all other type widths defined independently of the

> > CPU type).

> >

> > so basically, yes, 32 bit all the way if you want to use

> > firefox/audio/other plugins.

>

> uuuugh, I didn't know about the wine issues (and thus presumably fst).

> I don't have any vst plugins currently, but I might someday.

i wasn't clear enough. let me restate:
	* wine works just fine

	* you cannot load LADSPA, VST, or any other type of binary plugin that

was compiled for a 32 bit architecture into a 64 bit host.
the two issues are totally separate.
> Is it enough to just compile the host app (e.g. ardour) for 32?
no idea. i run my dual opterons in 64 bit mode only, and build all apps

that way too.