Considering that the last 32-bit processor from Intel was the Pentium 4E released in 2004 and the last AMD one was 2005's K5 it's a tiny minority. Regardless of Win11's ability to run 32-bit programs, it requires a 64-bit processor (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications) so when Win10 goes out of support so does the need for 32-bit GnuCash builds. We're scheduled to release GnuCash 6 in January 2026 so that seems like the right time to make the switch.
Regards, John Ralls > On Jan 19, 2024, at 04:03, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) <stan...@fastmail.fm> > wrote: > > Well, I don't have any skin in the game, since both my computers have > 64-bit Windows. It just seems a pity to shut out the minority who have > 32-bit Windows. > > But that's a development decision, so I won't keep harping on it. > > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https://BrownMath.com > > On 2024-01-18 20:21, john wrote: >> What development effort? It's already an option to build GnuCash on >> windows using MinGW64 instead of MinGW32 (setting aside that there's a >> Webkit problem with the Windows build so neither is possible right now). >> Most of the Linux distros are 64-bit only, though Debian insists on >> packaging everything for an insane array of hardware: 5.5 is built in >> unstable for alpha, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, hppa, i386, mips64el, >> ppc64, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x, and sparc64, >> see https://packages.debian.org/sid/gnucash >> <https://packages.debian.org/sid/gnucash>. The Flathub and MacOS builds >> support both x86_64 and arm64. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls >> >> >>> On Jan 18, 2024, at 14:42, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) >>> <stan...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>> >>> But, as R Losey pointed out, that would take considerable development >>> effort. Is there any actual benefit to switching to a 64-bit program, >>> and is that benefit large enough to justify the development effort, even >>> if all the needed libraries are available in 64-bit forms. >>> >>> It seems to me that the original poster's argument in favor is that >>> 32-bit programs have been around for a long time. While that's true, it >>> doesn't seem to me like any reason to abandon them. >>> >>> Stan Brown >>> Tehachapi, CA, USA >>> https://BrownMath.com >>> >>> On 2024-01-18 13:30, John Ralls wrote: >>>> An x64 build will work only on 64-bit PCs, a 32-bit build works on >>>> both. Windows 11 doesn't support 32-bit and Windows 10, which does >>>> support 32-bit computers, goes end-of-life this May. We don't >>>> "officially" support operating systems after EOL so I guess at some >>>> point after that we can switch to 64-bit builds on Windows. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> John Ralls >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jan 18, 2024, at 3:55 AM, * Neustradamus * >>>>> <neustrada...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear GnuCash team, >>>>> >>>>> I would like to know when you will create the Windows x64 release >>>>> builds? >>>>> >>>>> We are in 2024, x64 is here since Windows XP Pro. >>>>> >>>>> The goal is to have like other softwares, a x64 version in more x86. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Neustradamus >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>>> ----- >>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>> ----- >>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnucash-user mailing list >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>> ----- >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
