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Re:Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app... by amelius on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:15AM (#16819649)
> Could somebody point me to a technical explanation of why it's sometimes non trivial to just compile your app against x86-64 and call it a day?

The reason for that is quite similar to the Y2K problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem

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