From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from conssluserg-02.nifty.com (conssluserg-02.nifty.com [210.131.2.81]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4721C394343C for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2022 02:02:21 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 4721C394343C Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=nifty.ne.jp Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=nifty.ne.jp Received: from HP-Z230 (aj135041.dynamic.ppp.asahi-net.or.jp [220.150.135.41]) (authenticated) by conssluserg-02.nifty.com with ESMTP id 2B621sJK031928; Tue, 6 Dec 2022 11:01:54 +0900 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.10.3 conssluserg-02.nifty.com 2B621sJK031928 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nifty.ne.jp; s=dec2015msa; t=1670292114; bh=ydEUa2wZGIE4XioZfGjEGPVorYXROGdNHfb6nDIpCQ0=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=uMPmtoUkhXaWJq7RmGEZSZiKjqfF41G6/o6P6nmdnrkBGXA+C8mDEVdKtnybYhcmx bu5Hzj1F9Wv2xwLPEspdrHWEfsK+YxxTmVJpQvX/b+MQCBJDueLEJlBAuMzzsYitST RDGNMMTdlbGKI0+4kDUJtV22Y8tVMglVsAJW9BMxfuil5XblOlh5dF1Pz/XyMbJedC EcjT/PPxTVMaLVUGX8Yozba/usveAu59GQ4/JsW+e4PE6RyYcCgyZhRt1p2kT3pSEy VxQ0CEaYbrfKuyGPz4+xdeKNMj7dzyp3UYb/DyHQj3FkS/3vNkVk22HPoxbFtRCIOE OfIsrNLnupXGQ== X-Nifty-SrcIP: [220.150.135.41] Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2022 11:01:55 +0900 From: Takashi Yano To: cygwin@cygwin.com Cc: Olivier Souan Subject: Re: 32-bit setup-x86.exe missing on cygwin.com Message-Id: <20221206110155.cf1d9cc055770d91e991024d@nifty.ne.jp> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,KAM_EXEURI,NICE_REPLY_A,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On Tue, 6 Dec 2022 02:32:00 +0100 Olivier Souan wrote: > Hello, > > I am an enthusiastic user of Cygwin since a few years but now I cannot > download a functioning 32-bit setup-x86.exe from cygwin.com. > > Indeed, the webpage "https://www.cygwin.com/install.html" reads: > > "About 32 bit Cygwin > The limited address space of 32 bit Windows means that random failures > in the fork(2) system call are more likely. Therefore, we recommend > using 32 bit Cygwin only in limited scenarios, with only a minimum of > necessary packages installed, and only if there's no way to run 64 bit > Cygwin instead. > You have been warned. If you're still sure you really need a 32 bit > Cygwin, and there's absolutely no way around it, you may run the > setup-x86.exe [link to https://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe] > installer. The signature can be used to verify the validity of this > binary." > > However, when downloaded on a 32-bit computer from the abovementioned > link, setup-x86.exe yields the following error message: > > "Cygwin is not supported on 32-bit Windows." > > (I need this support to run legacy apps and do some low-level back-end > development). Moreover, since a few months/weeks, downloading with my > version setup-x86.exe (2.905) is impossible: after selecting a random > download website, the following error message appears: > > "The current .ini file requires at least version 2.924 of setup. > Please download a newer version from > https://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe" > > Where can I find a 32-bit version of 2.924 setup-x86 ? > > If 32-bit support is really not possible, would that be at least > possible either to: > > 1) Offer a truly functioning 32-bit version of setup-x86.exe, distinct > from setup-x86_64.exe, or > 2) Open a legacy 32-bit download site where all the 32-bit compliant > packages would be stored. https://cygwin.com/install.html#unsupported https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2022-December/252573.html You should add command line options to setup-x86.exe: setup-x86.exe --allow-unsupported-windows --site http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/2022/11/23/063457 -- Takashi Yano