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Re: 32-bit libraries in 64-bit build.


Bob Plantz <plantz@cds1.net> writes:

>> Finally, some 32-bit instruction encodings
>> are not available when the computer is in 64-bit mode, and others behave
>> differently when the 64-bit registers are enabled.
>> 
>
> Isn't this true only at the individual instruction level?

Yes, but isn't that enough to show that this approach can not work in
general?

Ian


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