Re: [boost] porting the Boost libraries to x64 (em64t, amd64) Windows platform

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-26 06:03:38

>  There are some Windows applications using some of Boost libraries
> and have to be ported to x64 (em64t, amd64) platform. Does anybody
> have
> information on followed topics:
>
>  - is the x64 porting in nearest plans (MS VC 8 or Intel 9 compilers)
> ?
>  - who from Boost team is interested in the x64 on Windows porting ?
>  - can I participate in x64 porting ?

What porting is actually needed?  There are certainly people using Boost on 
Win64 already.

If you have the resources to help the most important thing you could would 
be to run the regression tests regularly on Win64 (either IA64 or AMD64) and 
report the results (sign up to the Boost-testing mailing list to help and 
instructions for this).  Many of us have the 64-bit compilers, but not the 
platforms to run the executables on: so once the tests are run you should 
get help in sorting out any problems.

Regards, John.