Bug 44123 - About dialog doesn't show bit-ness (64-bit, 32-bit) of the LO build
Summary: About dialog doesn't show bit-ness (64-bit, 32-bit) of the LO build
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Libreoffice (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5.0 Beta2
Hardware: Other All
: low enhancement
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Depends on: 61683 58663
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Reported: 2011-12-24 06:17 UTC by Ihar Filipau
Modified: 2014-05-07 12:59 UTC (History)
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Description Ihar Filipau 2011-12-24 06:17:02 UTC 
About dialog doesn't show bit-ness - 64-bit, 32-bit - of the LO build.

I gather for Linux it is not so important: most distros are now either fully 64bit or fully 32bit (as OSS software goes). 

Mac OS X doesn't seem to have 64-bit builds at the moment.

But on Windows, finding bitness of the version installed is bit tricky otherwise. At least I found only one, tricky way. One need to find the LO (aka soffice.exe) in the Task Manager window (which to my knowledge isn't the most end-user friendly tool) and see the bit-ness from there: on 64-bit Windows, 32-bit processes are marked with '*32' suffix.
Comment 1 Gerry 2013-03-02 11:32:21 UTC 
Since there is currently no 64-Bit version for Mac and Windows, this enhancement request depends on bug 58663 and bug 61683.

Thanks for reporting this bug!
Comment 2 Don't use this account, use tml@iki.fi 2013-08-08 11:33:51 UTC 
Why would it *need* to show? Those that actually understand what bitness means know how to find it (as you described for Windows).
Comment 3 foss 2014-05-07 12:59:26 UTC 
iTunes does show 64-bit info. And turn the question around: if an About window exists, why not display info about the software at hand?

Still valid for 4.2.4.2.

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