From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail2.pdinc.us (mail2.pdinc.us [67.90.184.28]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ED8633858C54 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:29:36 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org ED8633858C54 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=pdinc.us Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=pdinc.us Received: from blackfat (nsa1.pdinc.us [67.90.184.2]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail2.pdinc.us (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id 2AELTZg8006422 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:29:36 -0500 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 mail2.pdinc.us 2AELTZg8006422 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=pdinc.us; s=default; t=1668461376; bh=uiFix1qwaGrpTbtu4N5nIkZatOx4dMDz1GrWk2RTpng=; h=From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:From; b=gCKSLwUxnhG3dAopazTeBp1tsMUqkNWQOpDukM+VOHIX8TDroyfoOu3sdUCb3S5cc ULFKMRAIEqto3cI8ILfaO/Q9bDMYz+o1z8cwbB1TY8RBU35Xsludso7xlaflv5VrcO Ej77qNmBITlojZYEunZGYdFv/FY9/2fUWZO7INLInH3z/cvY964fMg5THD/H/Ef6Gh vJMrmAQYIJz6pUsBxnPzYMauS6n9snWjgLq3AkIb1P7a3AiCl9dXnH7eFKxh6SiXcb anORDi+xZHei9Coi/BrKdKVqkCyFNPlSYHy5cWIVyDdHNtqrU7nVTxk9EcfW6mULO5 mQV7GTeA4nsGw== From: "Jason Pyeron" To: References: <685f5772-03f8-7a60-5619-5b4025ff90dc@dronecode.org.uk> <073da66f-41fe-a46a-3f79-047cdf096f3d@SystematicSw.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <073da66f-41fe-a46a-3f79-047cdf096f3d@SystematicSw.ab.ca> Subject: RE: Cygwin x86 end-of-life Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:29:34 -0500 Organization: PD Inc Message-ID: <0e6b01d8f870$314b1760$93e14620$@pdinc.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Content-Language: en-us Thread-Index: AQLozODZjFQc0CGo8P1rxuOF9tuX5awfRXNw X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,KAM_INFOUSMEBIZ,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Inglis > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 3:17 PM >=20 > On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:25:18 +0000, Jon Turney wrote:> On 11/11/2022 = 16:16, Jon > Turney wrote: > >> On 11/11/2022 15:50, Jon Turney wrote: > >>> As has previously been announced, Cygwin is dropping support for = x86 > >>> Windows. Cygwin 3.3.6 is the final version supporting x86 (32-bit) > >>> Windows, and the forthcoming Cygwin 3.4 will be released for = x86_64 only. > >>> > >>> Concurrent with that, updates to x86 packages will be stopped, and = the > >>> Cygwin x86 package repository will be archived. >=20 > >> I plan to pause package uploads this coming Monday (2022-11-14), = before > >> starting the re-organization of the package repository to make this > >> archive. >=20 > > Since there have been some complaints about short notice, and to = give > > time to work out the issues with gettext/libunistring, I'm going to > > defer this by one week, until Monday 2022-11-21. >=20 > Thank you very much appreciated, hopefully we can deal with the = remaining issues > quickly. I do not have an articulate retort to ending support, but all I can say = is that I feel there must be a middle ground. I feel that there could and should be some form of "we don=E2=80=99t = support it" but we are not going out of our way to prevent it. Can I throw resources at a solution? If so what? Feel free to ignore my grumpy ramblings. -Jason -- Jason Pyeron | Architect PD Inc | Certified SBA 8(a) 10 w 24th St | Certified SBA HUBZone Baltimore, MD | CAGE Code: 1WVR6 =20 .com: jpyeron@pdinc.us tel : 202-741-9397