Re: Windows emacs-25.1 i686 vs x86_64?

[<tomas@tuxteam.de>]

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On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 08:32:40AM -0700, David M. Miller wrote:
> When I went to download 25.1 for windows I saw two packages on the main GNU ftp server:
> 
>     emacs-25.1-i686-w64-mingw32.zip
>      - AND -
>     emacs-25.1-x86_64-w64-mingw32.zip
> 
> but no explanation of the difference between them in the README file.
> 
> Also, there seems to be a separate package of "deps" for each:
> 
>     emacs-25-i686-deps.zip
>      - AND -
>     emacs-25-x86_64-deps.zip
> 
> the need for which is also not explained anywhere (dependencies? dependencies for what?).
> 
> Does anyone know what the difference between the i686 and x86_64 packages are?
> Does anyone know what the "deps" packages are for?

Not exactly correct, but good enough: you want 686 if you have a 32 bit
system (that'd include a 32 bit Windows running on 64 bit hardware, I
guess). You want 86_64 if you are on a 64 bit system.

This all assuming you are on Intel or AMD hardware (does Windows run on
anything else?)

regards
- -- t
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