From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from re-prd-fep-048.btinternet.com (mailomta10-re.btinternet.com [213.120.69.103]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E51A5383B6FD for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:58:31 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org E51A5383B6FD Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=dronecode.org.uk Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=dronecode.org.uk Received: from re-prd-rgout-002.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net ([10.2.54.5]) by re-prd-fep-048.btinternet.com with ESMTP id <20221206195831.JUKR25570.re-prd-fep-048.btinternet.com@re-prd-rgout-002.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net>; Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:58:31 +0000 Authentication-Results: btinternet.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) smtp.auth=jonturney@btinternet.com; bimi=skipped X-SNCR-Rigid: 613A8DE845E0540F X-Originating-IP: [81.153.98.246] X-OWM-Source-IP: 81.153.98.246 (GB) X-OWM-Env-Sender: jonturney@btinternet.com X-VadeSecure-score: verdict=clean score=0/300, class=clean X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvhedrudeigddufeduucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuueftkffvkffujffvgffngfevqffopdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddunecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnthhsucdlqddutddtmdenucfjughrpefkffggfgfuvfhfhfgjtgfgsehtjeertddtfeejnecuhfhrohhmpeflohhnucfvuhhrnhgvhicuoehjohhnrdhtuhhrnhgvhiesughrohhnvggtohguvgdrohhrghdruhhkqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeehudeuveeujeeujeegueefhedttdekvedtudeileefteetfeefjeejudekfefggfenucffohhmrghinheptgihghifihhnrdgtohhmnecukfhppeekuddrudehfedrleekrddvgeeinecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheplgduledvrdduieekrddurddutdeingdpihhnvghtpeekuddrudehfedrleekrddvgeeipdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepjhhonhdrthhurhhnvgihsegurhhonhgvtghouggvrdhorhhgrdhukhdpnhgspghrtghpthhtohepvddprhgtphhtthhopegthihgfihinhestgihghifihhnrdgtohhmpdhrtghpthhtohepohhsohhurghnsehgmhgrihhlrdgtohhm X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean Received: from [192.168.1.106] (81.153.98.246) by re-prd-rgout-002.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net (5.8.716.04) (authenticated as jonturney@btinternet.com) id 613A8DE845E0540F; Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:58:31 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:58:30 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.5.1 Subject: Re: 32-bit setup-x86.exe missing on cygwin.com Content-Language: en-GB To: Olivier Souan , The Cygwin Mailing List References: From: Jon Turney In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3570.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_SPF_HELO,KAM_DMARC_STATUS,KAM_EXEURI,KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY,NICE_REPLY_A,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_NONE,TXREP autolearn=no 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 06/12/2022 01:32, Olivier Souan via Cygwin 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. I've added the words "following the instructions above." to this sentence. > 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. This announcement may be of interest to you: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-announce/2022-November/010810.html If you still have difficulty installing x86 Cygwin, or find the instructions unclear, please let us know.