Bug#456037: Fenix: not 64 bit clean, should it be out of Lenny?

[Steve Cotton]

On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 12:52:41PM +0100, Peter De Wachter wrote:
> retitle 456037 fenix: not 64 bit clean
> severity 456037 grave
> thanks
> 
> The Fenix source code is riddled with the assumption that pointers are
> 32 bit, which is obviously not true on 64 bit systems. A big problem is
> that the bytecode assumes 32 bit pointers. So either the bytecode
> format needs to be changed, or the interpreter needs a translation layer
> between VM pointers and native pointers

Fenix isn't in Etch.  Dropping it from Lenny would remove a
game, and a related framework (this seems to be the complete
list):

fenix fenix-dev
pixfrogger
fenix-plugins fenix-plugin-mpeg fenix-plugins-system

The other user of Fenix in unstable is Pixbros, which is already
out of Lenny for #486567.

Both games actually play OK on 64-bit AMD.

Is removing it the right option?

Regards,
Steve