x86-64 version

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What should be implemented?
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Project support for x64 architecture, for GNU/Linux 2.6.x+ and Windows x64
in source code and binary distributions. Command line version is just fine,
who needs GUI at all.

Why it will be useful?
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First, it will work (Please DON'T take this critic as an offense, FreeArc
is the best generic archiver these days, that's why I'm so bored). Second,
it will be faster and more stable (being developer, you know why). 

Downloaded binary compiled for x86 works fine on my business i386 Ubuntu,
but dies miserably on startup on my Athlon64 based home x64 Ubuntu Karmic.
When started as Wow64 process, on Windows Server 2008 x64, x86 Windows
binary works just fine, fastest of them all (however, I expect at least 10%
speed gain in native x64 build of "Arc.exe", which still doesn't exist).

And - yes, I've tried to compile your sources, but with no success under
Linux, and I haven't tried to compile it under Windows. If you need
details, please tell so - I can send you core dumps, autoconf and automake
generated output, misc. error outputs and build environment versions.

Kind regards,
Vladimir Kraljevic

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kralje...@gmail.com on 22 Nov 2009 at 6:11

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I see you answer to the previous post, so I must agree, you lead. But don't 
leave us
wait too long, please.

Original comment by kralje...@gmail.com on 22 Nov 2009 at 6:18

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I also think this would be a very good idea. I also tried to compile the code 
for
x86_64, but I can't get "Compression/LZMA2/C/LzFindMt.c" working. If anyone 
manages
to get the LZMA2 compression code compiling (and working) on x86_64, please let 
me
know...

Kind regards,
Markus

Original comment by HugoM...@googlemail.com on 9 Dec 2009 at 3:20

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why you need it? if you just need 64-bit lzma 0.07, use original Igor's 
package. if
you wanna 64-bit FreeArc, the main problem is lack of 64-bit GHC

Original comment by bulat.zi...@gmail.com on 9 Dec 2009 at 3:23

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I need it because it's the missing part needed to compile FreeArc for x86_64.

GHC for linux x86_64 is available at:
http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/6.12.1/ghc-6.12.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-n.tar.bz2

This is the binary release, source is also available somewhere at 
www.haskell.org/ghc

Original comment by HugoM...@googlemail.com on 14 Dec 2009 at 3:27

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unfortunately, it's not alone missing part. ppmd, rep and may be other algos 
need
changes ttoo. otherwise i will be build 64-bit version myself

Original comment by bulat.zi...@gmail.com on 14 Dec 2009 at 3:35

• Changed title: x86-64 version
• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: OpSys-Linux

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Issue 131 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by bulat.zi...@gmail.com on 27 Dec 2009 at 8:56

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the real purpose of this would be having it start on 64-bit Linux.
try seeking help from a project that would benefit from this such as a common 
package 
manager such as RPM or Packman. just my two cents.

Original comment by hammyham...@gmail.com on 26 May 2010 at 5:44

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Issue 298 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by bulat.zi...@gmail.com on 28 Apr 2012 at 7:14

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Hi, when I was using Windows, I used FreeArc and I liked it very much, but now 
I am using Mageia Linux x86_64 and I can't install it, so please solve the 
issue as soon as possible.

Regards

Original comment by mustafaa...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2012 at 7:33