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Last Updated: 18th May 2011 06:04:41 am

In general, a platform is an operating system (OS) on which binaries can run; for example, Windows x86 and Linux x86 are two different platforms. Furthermore, platforms are defined as individual when new development libraries are needed to run an application. For example, Windows x86 and Windows x64 are different platforms, because Win64 requires different libraries than Win32 uses to run executables.

With that said, note that 32-bit executables (linked files) can usually run on a 64-bit OS, due to a 32-bit compatibility layer. This is true for Linux, Solaris and Windows, among others. Therefore, if you just need to ship a license server to work on a 64-bit OS, you can easily ship your 32-bit executable.

Finally, there are some exceptions, such as Mac OS X's universal binaries, that allow us to package a single library with multi-OS support.

Please see our list of supported platforms for more detailed information about supported development environments for LM-X.