Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by adambware » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 9:35 PM UTC

Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support
code.google.com

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by callahad » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:00 PM UTC

Oh, wow, didn't know that Chrome was still 32-bit on Macs. The Linux builds have been 64-bit since early 2009, and Windows went 64-bit earlier this year. Congrats to the Chrome team. :)

(FWIW, Firefox has been 64-bit on OS X and Linux since 4.0, but we're still working on Win64 support. Of course, Microsoft kicked everyone's ass when they released Windows XP Professional x64 Edition in 2005, which included a 64-bit version of IE6.)

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by glifchits » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:05 PM UTC

   #73 mark@chromium.org
   This was released to the stable channel today in version 39.0.2171.65. 
   Thanks for your patience, everyone.
   Status: Fixed

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by ghshephard » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:14 PM UTC

The requirement for 64 bit support for SSL VPNs has always required I live a hybrid world on the Mac - browsing with Chrome, and launching 64-bit firefox to connect to VPNs. It will be interesting to see if I can live in an all chrome world if I chose.

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by zdw » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:19 PM UTC

This also fixes the Java 8 support in Chrome on Mac, which didn't work because Java 8 only supported 64-bit browsers:

https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/chrome.xml

For those of us that still need to access legacy systems (routers, switches, etc.) that have Java interfaces, this is a pretty major upgrade.

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by codezero » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:28 PM UTC

If I have the 32 bit Chrome, do I need to install a new version, or will updates going forward give me the right architecture?

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by cozzyd » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:37 PM UTC

I wonder why it took so much longer on OS X than Linux?

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by limsup » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:38 PM UTC

Can someone explain why this wasn't done long ago? What are the difficulties of putting out a 64 bit build?

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by geofft » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:43 PM UTC

ghshephard wrote: post #4

The requirement for 64 bit support for SSL VPNs has always required I live a hybrid world on the Mac - browsing with Chrome, and launching 64-bit firefox to connect to VPNs. It will be interesting to see if I can live in an all chrome world if I chose.

Huh, what VPN software do you use that cares about the architecture of your browser? Is this an NPAPI plugin?

Re: Chrome for Mac 64-bit Support

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Post by grimgrin » Tue, Nov 18, 2014, 11:44 PM UTC

codezero wrote: post #6

If I have the 32 bit Chrome, do I need to install a new version, or will updates going forward give me the right architecture?

I can't imagine they'd force people to use 64 bit via an update.

It's customary to give the option.

http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel