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Subject: Re: [boost] [1.58.0] Release candidates available
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-04-06 12:07:19
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Peter Dimov
> Sent: 06 April 2015 16:31
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] [1.58.0] Release candidates available
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> Beman Dawes wrote:
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> > Likewise, why isn't the default a 64-bit build on a 64-bit system?
>
> Because you may want the software you're developing to run on 32 bit OSes, which is still the most
> common use case on Windows.
>
> Ideally, you need the default on Windows to be to build both, but the address model is not encoded
in the
> name, so that's not possible at present.
I think we need to discuss changing that.
Paul
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