Re: Nessus 3.0.6 install on FreeBSD AMD64

On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:01 PM, James Birk wrote:

> Not sure, but I wonder if the "64" has something to do with it.   
> I'm running Nessus 3.0.6 on OSX 10.4.7 on a dual-core intel 64 bit  
> platform, and the OSX pre-built binaries I downloaded from Tenable  
> are 32 bit.  Just checked my FreeBSD 6.2 install as well (from the  
> FreeBSD pre-built) and also, 32 bit.
>
> I have compiled Nessus source (in the 2.* tree) in 64 bit, I  
> *think*, but don't remember testing it.
>
> I'm therefore nearly certain that I've never seen pre-built 64 bit  
> binaries.  Which reminds me:
>
> Hey Tenable, 64 bit binaries please.  Come on--it'll take you two  
> minutes.  OSX first if you could.


There is absolutely no benefit to do 64 bits binaries of Nessus,  
especially on Mac OS X. Nessus 3.2 will have a handful of 64 bits  
binaries, but that's mostly because full 32 bits compatibility is  
painful under Linux (where one has to install the 32 bits libraries,  
etc...). On Mac OS X, this is all seamless as the OS sports both 32  
bits and 64 bits versions of every binaries (and running a 32 bits  
app on a 64 bits Mac OS X induces no slowdown whatsoever for the  
overal operating system -- it's not like running a ppc binary on i386).

Finally on FreeBSD 64 bits, I believe the OS had a bug which  
prevented the ioctl() calls to work properly when done from a 32 bits  
app.



                                        -- Renaud
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