[fpc-devel] 64 bit version problem

[Vincent Snijders]

Miklos Cserzo schreef:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> 5) - considering the two versions of a source that will not hit this bug 
> the generated 32-bit executable runs much faster than its 64-bit 
> equivalent. That indicates the general weakness of the 64-bit platform 
> support.
> 

Yes, that is understable, because for example pointers are twice as big, 
which results in more memory accesses and less pointers in the CPU 
caches and more cache misses.

Vincent