Re: [Bug 280932] powerpc: please retain support for 32-bit systems

Dennis Clarke <[email protected]> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:33:54 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.os.freebsd.devel.ppc
Organization	GENUNIX
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

On 8/19/24 15:47, [email protected] wrote:
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=280932
> 
>              Bug ID: 280932
>             Summary: powerpc: please retain support for 32-bit systems
>             Product: Base System
>             Version: 15.0-CURRENT
>            Hardware: powerpc
>                  OS: Any
>              Status: New
>            Severity: Affects Some People
>            Priority: ---
>           Component: powerpc
>            Assignee: [email protected]
>            Reporter: [email protected]
>                  CC: [email protected]
> 
> I have noticed in the release noted of FreeBSD 14 that 32-bit support is
> planned to be dropped.
> Please consider retaining support for 32-bit PowerPC. This hardware is still
> actively used.
> 

Actively used ? In what?  Old embedded stuff somewhere?


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