Re: Which Mac models use the new 64-bit Objective-C ABI?
Re: Which Mac models use the new 64-bit Objective-C ABI?
- Subject: Re: Which Mac models use the new 64-bit Objective-C ABI?
- From: "Shawn Erickson" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:43:28 -0800
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Påhl Melin <email@hidden> wrote:
> I'm very tempted to use the new 64-bit Objective-C ABI in my next
> project. Primarily because of the improved interoperability with C++
> destructors, that are now called when unwinding Objective-C exceptions
> and should make it possible to use RAII designs in Objective-C++
> programs.
>
> If I were to require the use of the 64-bit ABI in my next project,
> which mac models would the application run on? And is it possible to
> detect at runtime if I'm running the old 32-bit ABI or the new 64-bit
> to enable a fallback on non-64-bit models?
The decision between 64b and 32b is made at compile time for your
compiled code. As a result your 64b executable wont run under the 32b
runtime not matter what you do.
...however you can of course (normally you would do this) create a
universal application that contains x86-64, x86, etc. in it and at
launch time the OS can decide which to run based on the systems
capabilities.
Review the universal binary conceptual doc...
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/universal_binary
-Shawn
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