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It would be good to start some kind of initiative to try to get in contact with developers of unmaintained apps and tu to convince them to do one last build. Or
by yoz-y 10y ago
It would be good to start some kind of initiative to try to get in contact with developers of unmaintained apps and tu to convince them to do one last build. Or to release the software to open source or at least work with somebody to keep them going. Many will likely not respond but if there is a chance to salvage at least some of them it would be a win.
- makecheck 10y ago“One last build” generally isn’t enough because software might have many issues, including: — Dependencies on other 32-bit libraries that have not changed. — Dependencies on entire OS frameworks that have not migrated to 64-bit (and Apple has at least one of these). — Having a “plug-in” feature, whereby cherished plug-ins have not all migrated to 64-bit so the user must then choose a 64-bit subset. — Any number of problems in the code itself, such as improper assumptions made about the sizes of data structures or creative solutions that only made sense on 32-bit platforms. After a simple recompile, the code may crash in places or consume much more memory. Floating-point values may produce subtly different results, creating issues all over the place.