Roman Kassebaum wrote:

> Allen,
> 
> > We're certainly working on the 64bit compiler since I regularly see
> > checkins like this at least once or more a week:
> > 
> > ====
> > 27406 trunk/com/ decl.c 	8/0 	Thu Jan 21 06:05:09 2010 UTC 	ytagawa
> > 27406 trunk/com/ objout.c 	4/0 	Thu Jan 21 06:05:09 2010 UTC
> > ytagawa    	Log:
> > [dcc64] initial parOff is 16 for x64 instead of 8 for 32bit.
> > ====
> 
> So, you are implementing the compiler with C, aren't you? Shame on
> you! :-)

It's been in C since Delphi 2. Prior to that it was all in assembler.
 

> Why don't you use the best language in the world? ;-)

That is the proverbial bootstrapping problem.

> > That doesn't mean it is "all-hands-on-deck" for the 64 bit compiler,

> > that distinction belongs to the Fulcrum (x-plat) project as that is
> > the closest release. However, please know that we're working to the
> > best of our ability to ensure we're going to be able to "hit the
> > ground running" once we're able to shift focus to 64bit. If that is
> > the release immediately after Fulcrum, I cannot comment.
> 
> I have the impression that you do not have enough staff. Why don't
> you hire one or two developers? Here are a lot of people hanging
> around who would help you at once. ;-)

If only it were actually simple. How, exactly, do you propose these new
folks get paid ;-)?


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Allen Bauer
Embarcadero Chief Scientist
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