Firefox 64 bit development for Windows discontinued
Mozilla released the first version of Firefox for Windows 64 bit in June 2010 and even then it was already known that most of the plug-ins of the new browser will be executed in 32-bit mode, which will require developers to rework.
One of Firefox’s engineers, Benjamin Smedberg, announced this week that Google’s 64-bit browser builds “are a constant source of misunderstanding and frustration” for a number of reasons that somehow affected Firefox plugins. .
Support for old plug-ins and the creation of new ones rested on the problem that there was no implementation of such things as working correctly with WindowProc and a number of other points.
In this regard, Smedberg on the bug tracker asked all participants to stop working on the nightly and hourly builds of Firefox and switch to working on the 32-bit version. This caused a backlash from developers and testers, some of whom even threatened to switch to a competitor - Chrome.
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One of Firefox’s engineers, Benjamin Smedberg, announced this week that Google’s 64-bit browser builds “are a constant source of misunderstanding and frustration” for a number of reasons that somehow affected Firefox plugins. .
Support for old plug-ins and the creation of new ones rested on the problem that there was no implementation of such things as working correctly with WindowProc and a number of other points.
In this regard, Smedberg on the bug tracker asked all participants to stop working on the nightly and hourly builds of Firefox and switch to working on the 32-bit version. This caused a backlash from developers and testers, some of whom even threatened to switch to a competitor - Chrome.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/159837/
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