> From: Cygwin-L On Behalf Of Warren Young > > I would say that the vast majority of the packages in the Cygwin > distribution could not reasonably make use of 64-bit data spaces. > > However, one of your arguments in this thread cuts both ways: the fact > that there are a few packages that reasonably can do so means you cannot > say "we don't need it".
If someone wants a 64-bit version of a packages in the distribution, then how about they build a 64-bit version of the package and report the results? That would give the distribution maintainers actual data about the costs and benefits.