Re: Deprecation of i386 and 32-bit powerpc for 15.0

On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 04:09:29 +0900
Tomoaki AOKI <[email protected]> wrote:

> > > > - ~6 months after branching (BSDCan 2026 devsummit):
> > > >
> > > >    - evaluate how stable/14 has been fairing (are MFCs breaking
> > > >      deprecated platforms) (note that stable/13 will be EOL at this
> > > >      point)
> > > >
> > > >      - if all is smooth, start removing code from main for i386 and
> > > >        powerpc kernels as well as any powerpc userspace code not
> > > >        required for lib32  
> > > 
> > > When can we expect lib32 removal?  
> > Hopefully never.  
> 
> Maybe this could puzzle more persons.
> 
> IIUC, lib32 is for running 32bit apps on 64bit platform, which is NOT
> planned for removal.
> 
> What is going to be deprecated is 32bit bare-metal hardwares supports
> for i386 and 32bit PowerPC, which never runs on 64bit modes.

Does that mean that support for 32-bit builds for virtual machines (that's
important because they use less memory -> buy cheaper, especially when lots of
them) will be continued after 2030 ?

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