PTptribble·Aug 9, 2025
It's never going to be maintained...
But there is a 64-bit port (which I ought to bring in to Tribblix)
https://github.com/ggodd/xview-64bit
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ggodd / xview-64bit
xview-64bit
A working version of 64bit XView.
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3 sourcesI was surprised when the 64bit fork appears in github.
The OpenLook 64bit fork is available at [1], it has 64bit & X11R7 patches. It has a miriad of changes related to ids sizes, %ul, function casts, and a migration from X11R4 to X11R7.
Sadly, if a legacy applications is old enough to be linked to OpenLook, it surelly require adaptation. They need their own migration to transition to 64 bits and X11R7. This openlook fork is the start of the journey to resurect them.
[1] https://github.com/ggodd/xview-64bit
In Classic Common Desktop Environment coming to OpenBSDI think a few people claim to have done it, for example https://github.com/ggodd/xview-64bit.
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