Porting to x86-64 (AMD64, EM64T)
Current status
The x86-64 port is still work in progress, but it is already usable in the current state. The help is appreciated, join the project! :-)
The work was originally based on ooo64bit02 Child Workspace (CWS). It was too huge to be integrated as a whole, so it was split to various smaller CWS'es, and integrated to SRC680 (HEAD); then more fixes were introduced.
More info:
How to get it
Get the latest SRC680 development sources, and follow the general Getting It, Building, Installing, Running sections. Don't forget to use --with-system-libs while configuring.
It is recommended to use a recent distro for building, like SUSE 10.1 or newer. gcc should be at least 3.4.1 with enum+visibility patches, 4.x is probably the best choice.
It is very probable that you'll have problems with Java - some of the VM's have problems to build OOo on x86-64.
Java
You have to have a 64bit Java installed. The following are known to work:
- gcj 4.0.1 - e.g. in SUSE 10.1 installation, works out of the box
- Blackdown Java - reported to work
How to help
Generally
- Compile it
- Find a bug (crash, missing functionality, ...)
- Fix it ;-) It might be either in the ooo-build patches, or up-stream
- File the problem & the solution to the IssueZilla if it is up-stream, or send it to openoffice@lists.ximian.com if it is in the ooo-build patches
- Ensure that you CC 'kendy', 'pjanik', and 'cmc' on the report to get a quick response
- If the underlying problem is a new problem archetype - try to find & fix all other instances of it
Should you have questions, please contact caolan, kendy, martink, or paveljanik on IRC.
