Re: [boost] [config] Why don't 32-bit and 64-bit Windows DLL's have different names?

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] Why don't 32-bit and 64-bit Windows DLL's have different names?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-30 10:21:58

Beman Dawes wrote:

> A C++ committee library working group member just asked me why Boost
> 32-bit and 64-bit Windows DLL's don't have different names.
> 
> I couldn't remember; could someone please explain?

Beman,

I suppose the answer is that:

(i) back then when the scheme was settled, 64-bit Windows was rare
(ii) folks often switch between debug/release builds so that's
encoded in name. folks much less often switch between 32 and 64
bits, on the same machine.

HTH,
Volodya

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