[Elecraft] K3Util and P3Util Error: Help System encountered a problem. [Linux Ubuntu 10.04]

[David Fleming]

The Linux versions of the Utilities share the same source code with the Mac versions. They are developed and maintained on the Mac using Real Studio. Real Studio provides cross-compilation for Mac and Linux (and Windows). Real Studio does not yet support 64-bit Linux. So until it does, I have no way of providing 64-bit. If someone would like to take on the task of porting all of the Utilities to native Linux, I'm sure it could be arranged. But it would be a *massive* project. The Elecraft Utilities are not trivial apps. They have been in development for years. I'm not sure that investing the time and effort necessary would be worth it - just to get a 64-bit binary. The 32-bit versions works just fine on 64-bit as long as the 32-bit compatibility libraries are installed.

David, W4SMT

--- On Wed, 1/11/12, Larry J on his Dell LT <larry at foxgulch.com> wrote:

> I agree 100 percent with
> Pierfrancesco!!! (See excerpt below)   If I
> had a native 64 bit binary for the Elecraft P3/ K3
> Utility,  I wouldn't have to come begging here. 
> After all, I just spent  more than $4000 on this
> hardware.   Better yet,  Elecraft: 
> Open the  source your dam Utilities  and I'll
> compile my own.
> 
> Elecraft:  I'm willing to go  NDA  so that
> you could provide source for the P3/K3 utilities to me, I'll
> compile, maintain,  and package  64 bit
> versions  and put it in a PPA for all to access
> freely.  No charge to you.  Let me know.
> 
> Larry W0AY
> 
> On 01/10/2012 11:37 PM, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote:
> > Now, it's 2012, can we*pleeeeease*  have a native
> 64 bit version of the
> > utility? And also a standalone html or pdf copy of the
> help file,
> > pointing the browser to the Help directory gives a lot
> of broken links.
> >
> > Pf
> 
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