16 февраля 2015 г. 11:06:06 CET, Alexander Pyhalov <a...@rsu.ru> пишет: >Hello. > >We currently support (in some way) 32-bit systems. We avoid shipping >64-binaries in default path or use isaexec for such things. >But do we really need it? I haven't seen PC (not speaking about server) > >without 64-bit CPU for at least 8 years. > >Dropping support for 32-bit systems will allow us to port Oracle >sources >easier. Potentially, this solves time_t overflow. We could think about >largefile support less. > >What are the cons of keeping support for 32-bit systems? I don't see >much. If you see them, please, speak now. > >I'm inclined to make changes, breaking 32-bit systems only after next >ISO snapshot. Of course, 32-bit libraries will be preserved.
My main guess for 'pros' of retaining support would be small-footprint systems including colocation of many smallish VMs even on modern hardware. -- Typos courtesy of K-9 Mail on my Samsung Android _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
