[Pythonmac-SIG] 64-bit Python?

[Boyd Waters]

On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Blair Zajac wrote:

> How would a quad-architecture build work with other C/C++ modules?

I haven't tested other modules yet; I'm still building quad- 
architecture GCC 4.2.4 with AT&T and Apple patches. Got that MacPorted  
yesterday after two weeks' work... now we have a gfortran that plays  
nice with Apple-patched GCC, I think.

> Having a 64-bit itself would be nice, but that would require all  
> Python modules also be compiled in 64-bit, such as Qt, Subversion,  
> anything that is a C/C++ package on its own that has a Python  
> module.  So I think the ramifications of going to a pure 64-bit  
> Python would be large and would have to be decided by MacPorts group  
> as a whole if we want to move in that direction.

Yes, I am hoping to build up our local NRAO/CASA package toolchain  
quad-architecture. I don't know how far I can get. I already have an  
Intel 32/64-bit Qt; that's TrollTech's Cocoa version (expected to  
release as Qt 4.5). I would need to build all of SciPy quad-arch to  
make this fly...

   - boyd


Boyd Waters
Scientific Programmer
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Socorro, New Mexico