Re: Wrong Windows XP installer links

On 18/03/2026 08:37, David Timber via Cygwin wrote:
> Upon inspection, the 32-bit installer in question is useless because it
> wouldn't even run saying "Cygwin is not supported on 32-bit Windows".
> Not sure why the 32-bit installer is still built by the build system.
> Might as well get rid of it or post the last known working version.

Reading from [1] should tell you that you need to use the 
"--allow-unsupported-windows" option (along with a suitable "--site" 
options).

[1] https://cygwin.com/install.html#unsupported

I am open to suggestions (or patches) to make that section clearer.

> I reckon it's 2.874? Any expert out there could confirm that.
> 
> On 3/18/26 17:25, David Timber wrote:
>> Howdy, all.
>>
>> Just wanna point out that the download links for Win XP installers at
>> https://cygwin.com/install.html are wrong.
>>
>>      <td>
>>        2.932<br/>
>>        (<a href="https://cygwin.com/setup/setup-2.932.x86_64.exe">32-bit</a>,
>>        <a href="https://cygwin.com/setup/setup-2.932.x86.exe">64-bit</a>)
>>      </td>
>>
>> ... Yeah. Good laugh, though.

Thanks for pointing out the transposed links. Oops!

I have put them in the correct order.


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