From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-4322.protonmail.ch (mail-4322.protonmail.ch [185.70.43.22]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A91CB3858C3A for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2022 04:53:04 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org A91CB3858C3A Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=quarantine dis=none) header.from=pm.me Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=pm.me Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 04:52:53 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=pm.me; s=protonmail3; t=1670302383; x=1670561583; bh=ktx7U5c/mtxoO0nZ93EpGmnvEhLXDSeVMzQyvXn3/bc=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=DC3EIxmV4gN60SXTBxg0pmfJ8CCvZDTMEjZZLO1AEtM4MOZ3sWRW+horSUZgKgT0d b8Th1x78YSwFz6VyMST2TIjUo97WRs09Cban36dyYn0wjzyR1FFx5gw7bg/WzMXk6S cR5wJf1+XJkz3NWmqHpGS4N/1yLUnYj+u4buzu2d5y1QSnZ03hoOF1kD42DSaLjjc/ BE3+6+t3tvqGsqAA8+z/gLx3NMak6QecsknXTFoJxDnlk55uEtnDG68k8DstFNrxFF 97cDFq2ijT2kk7Xzd+fQze4W74yxS0cdrHr8AsOukcHIiiREGPidjFPlWS4fYUfnat UVfBc2mJZiZxg== To: Takashi Yano From: LnH Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com, Olivier Souan Subject: Re: 32-bit setup-x86.exe missing on cygwin.com Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20221206110155.cf1d9cc055770d91e991024d@nifty.ne.jp> References: <20221206110155.cf1d9cc055770d91e991024d@nifty.ne.jp> Feedback-ID: 20494949:user:proton MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,KAM_EXEURI,KAM_INFOUSMEBIZ,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,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: Works like a limpid stream... Fantastic! Best, Lawrence Habahbeh [HG_resize.png] Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at 5:01 AM, Takashi Yano via Cygwin wrote: > On Tue, 6 Dec 2022 02:32:00 +0100 > Olivier Souan wrote: >=20 > > Hello, > >=20 > > 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. > >=20 > > Indeed, the webpage "https://www.cygwin.com/install.html" reads: > >=20 > > "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." > >=20 > > However, when downloaded on a 32-bit computer from the abovementioned > > link, setup-x86.exe yields the following error message: > >=20 > > "Cygwin is not supported on 32-bit Windows." > >=20 > > (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: > >=20 > > "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" > >=20 > > Where can I find a 32-bit version of 2.924 setup-x86 ? > >=20 > > If 32-bit support is really not possible, would that be at least > > possible either to: > >=20 > > 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. >=20 >=20 > https://cygwin.com/install.html#unsupported > https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2022-December/252573.html >=20 > You should add command line options to setup-x86.exe: > setup-x86.exe --allow-unsupported-windows --site http://ctm.crouchingtige= rhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/2022/11/23/063457 >=20 > -- > Takashi Yano takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp >=20 >=20 > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple