Recommendations...

Tom Buskey tom at buskey.name
Sat Jun 19 09:00:27 EDT 2010


On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> I need 64-bit on my desktop because I need to run mock in both 32- and
> 64-bit environments in order to run (and test) code.  Using a
> cross-compiler doesn't cut it.  I also run VMware (Workstation); I'm not
> sure I could run 64-bit OSes if my host is a 32-bit system.

A 32 bit VirtualBox host can run a 64 bit guest.  I think VMware can
do the same.
I'd guess it'd be slower then having a 64 bit host.



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