anuraag Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Opera Labs are bringing you a new labs release featuring two exquisitely wrapped presents:64-bit buildsOut-of-process plug-insLet's look at these features in more detail.Out-of-process plug-insOpera Labs monitor our built-in crash logger carefully to see what is still causing browser crashes, post release. One very common source of instability is one that Opera Labs unfortunately can't fix ourselves: browser plug-ins. Opera Labs fixed this problem for Opera on Linux and FreeBSD a long time ago by running plug-ins in a separate process. This allows us to control exactly what communication takes place betOpera Labsen Opera and running plug-ins, improving security and stability in the process. If a plug-in accidentally crashes under this system, Opera will keep on running, and a simple page reload will correct the plug-in.This architecture is now coming to a Windows or Mac machine near you! This labs release provides an early preview of the new rewritten version for Mac/Win/Linux/FreeBSD, constructed to allow our code to work across all platforms.64-bit buildsBringing the out-of-process plug-in architecture across to Windows and Mac also brings another advantage: the ability to run plug-ins compiled for Intel 32-bit architecture from within a 64-bit Opera process. And 64-bit Opera is the other delightful gift Opera Labs're giving you at Opera Labs this Christmas!64-bit Windows and Mac have been in the works for a while, but Opera Labs didn't want to release them until Opera Labs had a way of running all plug-ins that's completely transparent to the user: This is now possible with the out-of-process plug-in architecture, so here Opera Labs are! The 64-bit versions of Opera offer performance improvements in some specific areas and allow Opera to have more freedom in allocating memory.Download Builds!Windows 32-bitWindows 64-bitMac 32/64-bitLinux/FreeBSD builds directory Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Awesome news! TY for heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitar Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Even Opera has gone x64. When will chrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Crabtree Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thx_m8! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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