22 Mar
2005
22 Mar
'05
12:12 a.m.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 12:36:48AM +0100, Mario Lang wrote:
Not really. You usually solve this issue by either
creating a 64-bit
chroot in a 32-bit base system or a 32-bit chroot in a 64-bit base
system. These chroots can be very useful since some apps just don't
work in 64-bit mode yet. We are using this method at work to make
32-bit commercial apps run on our 64-bit x84_64 machines, and it
works very well. I wouldn't call it confusing. Its actually very logical
as soon as you start to grasp the chroot concept.
How do most of these audio applications behave in 64bit mode? If you
have applications that are running in a 32bit chroot can they
communicate with other applications in 64bit mode? Lets say you have
jackd and rosegarden running in 64bit mode. Can I connect to lets say
Fluidsynth or ZynaddSubFX in a 32bit chroot?
I also wonder about price/performance ratio and ease of administration.
Ignoring the fact that it make take a little extra work to get
everything to run smoothly do you find that the performace is worth the
price of x86-64 compared to say athlon xp? Is there a big boost in
performance in most audio applications. I most frequently use csound,
rosegarden, Fluidsynth, Lilypond, and audacity.
Thanks,
Jeremiah