64-bit Support in C++ Builder

Question

I'm looking at upgrading the Borland/Codegear/Embarcadero C++ builder suite we use for some of our code. I would like to see 64-bit support but that doesn't seem to be a feature in the 2009 edition. I swear I saw a roadmap suggesting that there would be a new release in mid-2009 which would include x64, but now that document is lost to me. Does anybody know of a release schedule or a roadmap for Commodore?

Answer 1

Everyone seems to refer to the same link, http://dn.codegear.com/article/36620. But right now, there's nothing there. Everyone who talks about what was supposedly at that address mentions 64-bit support coming in 2009 Q2. So you're remembering correctly. But the original source is unavailable from Embarcadero.

It's available via Google's cache, though. It places the release of "Commodore" in the "middle of 2009" with features including cross-compilation targeting native 64-bit code from a 32-bit IDE.

Answer 2

This article talks about Commodore (Delphi) coming in Winter 2008 with 64-bit support. It mentions Delphi Tiburon (due 2009) which has extra features which is followed by C++ with those same features (and hopefully 64-bit support).

However the 'Borland' article that it links to has disappeared so I guess all bets are off.

Seriously, I don't believe there's any room in the IDE space for two costed products. I think Visual Studio will always be the costed product of choice with everyone else choosing a free solution such as Eclipse CDT or bare-bones GCC.

I think the Borland products were wonderful for their time (exceeded only by the TopSpeed/JPI compilers and putting Microsoft's early efforts to shame) but they've done their dash and are now relegated to the museum (my opinion only, I've been wrong before, and other various disclaimers).

Answer 3

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http://dn.codegear.com/article/39174