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([2a00:f41:184c:351f:39ba:be9:50bc:1817]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i1sm11168398wrs.18.2020.03.18.12.23.30 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:23:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <83a74dfrlo.fsf@gnu.org> Content-Language: en-GB X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:177514 Archived-At: > I'm not convinced this is a better default. My 64-bit Windows > system is full of 32-bit executables, both those that I compiled and > those I did not. Well you're not a beginner and you can easily change settings, because you know which and how, and we're talking about defaults, which should help newcomers as much as possible. If 64bit OS is in use and the program has two versions - 32bit & 64bit - user will most likely choose 64bit version of the program. 64bit software is popular now and leaving (in upcoming Emacs 27) 'gswin32c' as default is... outdated? Perhaps something like (idea, not code): if 'system-configuration' == 64bit use gswin64c else use gswin32c could make setting the default a little bit better. Maybe there is better variable for this. Again, as an alternative, a change to 'gswin64c' from 'gswin32c' would be also appreciated, as more up-to-date solution. > If your proposal is a better default, how come no one complained > about this? They don't use packages that use Ghostscript, don't care that much and change tool, blame Windows for not working... kind of "who knows". :)