On Dec 6, 2006, at 8:59 PM, Donya Shirzad wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Just a week or so ago we had a separate offer to work on a 64-bit  
> port.  Warren has begun the process of setting up a build  
> environment, so is there a way to divide the 64-bit port easily  
> between Warren and Massimo?

The only hard part is coordination between the developers. The source  
code itself is divided up into separate
projects. Once the main engine is ported each datatype can be worked  
on one by one.  Here is what I would
suggest:

o Both work on getting the main engine running using the mailing  
lists to coordinate their efforts, solutions they find
    and questions for us. This would mean getting the client core  
built (client_core target).
o Once the engine is built then the different plugins (codecs,  
renderers, etc) can be divided up cleanly with
     little overlap.

This is assuming that both are porting to the same OS.

If there is no access to the restricted code then someone will have  
to get my ADM64 box setup with
whatever OS and fix any problems. If the restricted code compiles  
already then we can just use the
build farm.

--greg.



>
> Thanks,
> - Donya
>
> Milko Boic wrote:
>> Massimo,
>> Developers with more detailed information on the status of the  
>> AMD-64 port are away from email until next week.
>> However, the project is not actively moving forward and it is  
>> yours to push forward if you'd like.
>> Build configuration files (ribosome/build/umake/*.cf) apparently  
>> already have the appropriate definitions:
>> linux-2.2-libc6-amd64.cf
>> linux-2.6-glibc23-amd64.cf
>> I'd suggest you get started as follows:
>> - Check-out the player and start the build with appropriate  
>> SYSTEM_ID (e.g. linux-2.6-glibc23-amd64).
>> - Resolve any issues and leverage community email support for  
>> guidance with the source code.
>>   As significant portion of the player is the Helix DNA Client  
>> ( https://helix-client.helixcommunity.org/), please direct  
>> questions to helix-client-dev at helixcommunity.org for build issues  
>> with non GUI portion the player.  When in doubt, send to both  
>> mailing lists.
>> - Run-time issues should be addressed in the similar manner.
>> Thanks,
>> Milko
>>> Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 21:05:08 +0100
>>> From: "Massimo Perga" <massimo.perga at gmail.com>
>>> To: player-dev at helixcommunity.org
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>   what's the current AMD64 porting status ? I'd like to  
>>> contribute at this project.
>>> Please contact me to define some tasks suitable for me.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Regards,
>>>   Max
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