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Firefox Too Big To Link On 32-bit Windows
An anonymous reader writes "Firefox has gotten so large that it cannot be compiled with PGO on a 32-bit linker anymore, due to the virtual memory limitation of 3 GB. This problem had happened last year with 2 GB, which was worked around by adding a/3GB switch to the Windows build servers. Now the problem is back, and things aren't quite that simple anymore."
This only affects the inbound branch, but from the looks of it new code is no longer being accepted until they can trim things from the build to make it work again. The long term solution is to build the 32-bit binaries on a 64-bit system.
E.g. where's the status bar in recent firefoxes?
Firefox devs requesting immediate RAM bailout.
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
It takes 16GB to compile Android.
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
He was just trying to say that 1080p gives him a big endian.
And this would be the point where the fact that the Firefox devs have been trying to do too much with a "browser" becomes beyond blatantly obvious.
Firefox is a great operating system, if only it included a decent browser :P
I guess that America's obesity problem has extended to software.
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I don't know if the blame is so easy to place. It is kind of like watching one fat guy explain to another why they can't sit on the same bench.
Can we turn this into a competitive sport? Please?
"Lack of speed can be overcome. In the worst case by patience." --Znork
You mean some people still run Firefox?
He was gonna answer that question but he took and arrow to the knee.
You insensitive clod, I only have a 286 with 640kb, they told me I didn't need any more than that!
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