Re: MacOS plans to drop support for 32-bit applications

Nikita Sadkov <[email protected]> Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:09:19 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.audacity.general
Message-ID <CABurZu+v5MPzsmxhNm7OYRN_MD98+2r690m4knU6mnNiX=siDw@mail.gmail.com>
Why dropping 32-bit? 64-bit code is slower, due to higher memory
requirement. An array of addresses now takes two times the memory
bandwidth.

On 11/16/17, Murph Sewall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mac OS 10.12.6 Audacity 2.2.0
>
> Apple has announced that it will cease supporting 32-bit apps when it
> releases version 10.14 next year. I have been upgrading apps to 64-bit and
> will soon install OS 10.13 (High Sierra). Evidently, there is not yet a
> 64-bit version of Audacity for the MacOS. I assume that version 2.2.0 will
> continue to function in Mac OS 10.13, although some apparently do not. Is a
> 64-bit version in the works?
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