[MacPorts] #35354: Dosbox disable 64bit until next version

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Sun Sep 9 05:53:53 PDT 2012


#35354: Dosbox disable 64bit until next version
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 Reporter:  domiman@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports              |     Version:  2.1.2                                
 Keywords:                     |        Port:  dosbox                               
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Comment(by domiman@…):

 The problem is that even when the crash is fixed, core dynamic on 64bit is
 way less efficient and is at about only 20-50% of the speed than on 32bit.
 And this likely won't change since this is just the nature of the 64bit
 dynamic core :(
 (not to mention that current SVN of Dosbox is broken again and the 64bit
 built is at only 1% speed of the 32bit built :)  - I volunteered for the
 dosbox defs to find the culprit but haven't had time to do so)

 Since DOS emulation needs a lot of speed for "newer" old DOS games this is
 the reason I'd never recommend a 64bit built of Dosbox.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/35354#comment:2>
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