Re: 32-bit setup-x86.exe missing on cygwin.com

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------- Original Message -------
On Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at 5:01 AM, Takashi Yano via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:


> 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 takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp
> 
> 
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