[fpc-devel] AMD64/WIN64 lobbying

[Oro06]

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posted on 'devforums.amd.com <http://devforums.amd.com>'
if you have 2mn to register and drop a line on this , regards

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i'm posting here precisely because we are now approaching 2006 and
binutils linking for AMD64/WIN64 is already not resolved !

this create a kind of bottlneck and is a blocking point for thousands higher
level
applications open and closed sources. It is a show stopper.

as you know working on a linker is very different of higher level
programming,
it's short programs but deep os/cpu knowledge is required.

i was hoping that AMD could GIVE A HAND because promoting the target
AMD64/WIN64 is promoting also the CPU.

finishing the actual port represent probably less than hundred hours for
some
AMD64 software engineer, from the cost point of view "it's not burning the
house"
and could INVISIBLE in actual marketing/promotion budget !

plus PE format is also used in WinCE OS, perhaps one days there will be 64
bits cpu for embeded systems :)

regards
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