Re: Vim 8 64-bit for windows 10? -> run 32bit

boB Stepp wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 10:25 PM, Eric Christopherson
> <echristopherson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016, Sven Guckes wrote:
> >> * boB Stepp <robertvstepp@gmail.com> [2016-09-14 04:36]:
> >> > I tried the link given in the announcement, but this installed a
> >> > 32-bit version of Vim 8.0.2. Where can I find the 64-bit version?
> >>
> >> http://www.vim.org/download.php#pc
> >> Win64
> >> The 32-bit version of Vim runs fine on 64-bit windows.
> >> There was a 64-bit binary, but it
> >> wasn't used much and maintenance stopped.
> >
> > I may be misremembering, but wasn't there some problem with creating an
> > "Edit in Vim" Explorer context menu entry when the bits of Explorer
> > don't match those of Vim?
> >
> On a similar note, the reason I was looking for 64-bit Vim, is that I
> believe I previously had problems with Python within Vim when I tried
> to use my normal installation of 64-bit Python. I had been getting
> 64-bit Vim from
> https://bintray.com/veegee/generic/vim_x64/#
> but there currently is no build for Vim 8.

Yes, if your interfaces are 64 bit you should use 64 bit Vim. It uses a
lot more memory, that's why the 32 bit version is the default.

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