On 1/14/14 8:29 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:18:34 +0100
> Jürgen Schmidt <jogischm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/13/14 6:39 PM, Kay Schenk wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 5:00 AM, Jürgen Schmidt 
>>> <jogischm...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have upload a new snapshot for Mac and Windows based on revision
>>>> 1521921. I also update the related wiki page under [1] (quite painful
>>>> after the confluence update).
>>>>
>>>> An overview of changes/fixes in this snapshot since AOO 4.0.1 can be
>>>> found under [2].
>>>>
>>>> Mac is still 32 bit but my plan is that the next snapshot and future
>>>> versions will be 64 bit.
>>>>
>>>> Linux is not yet available via the snapshot page because of some
>>>> problems with the build machines. I recommend the builds from the Apache
>>>> builds bots. The difference is only that the Apache bots have a newer
>>>> baseline but will work on newer Linux systems.
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK -- it looks like we're still only generating .deb packages for 32-bit
>>> Linux from SNAPSHOT, so 32 bit Linux folks must use nightly..
>>
>> do we have numbers how many 32bit downloads we have, I would assume that
>> Linux is running under 64bit mainly.
>>
>> I am in favor to drop 32 bit Linux to reduce the number of binary
>> builds. Any opinions? But probably better in a new thread ;-)
>>
>> Juergen
> 
> Many older computers will only run 32 bit Linux. This may not be common among 
> developers, but certainly is among older users and installers/linux advocates 
> who migrate older users to cast off machines from children.  My own main 
> editing comouter is a 32 bit running Xubuntu and OpenOffice. If I am asked to 
> salvage a cast off computer I normally reformat the HD and put 32 bit linux 
> on it without further thought, as this will run on nearly anything. I would 
> regret the loss of OO 32 bit.
> 

ok, I should take off my developer glasses ;-)

Juergen

> 
>>
>>
>>>
>>> And...???
>>>
>>> Looking at:
>>>
>>> http://ci.apache.org/projects/openoffice/
>>>
>>> the revision numbers don't seem correct. Right now "/trunk" (used for
>>> nightly) is at: 1557669
>>> and SNAPSHOT is at: 1556251
>>>
>>> Maybe these need to be manually changes in the table? I don't know who
>>> maintains the page above.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I plan to provide patch sets for Windows in the next days together with
>>>> additional information how to test and use them.
>>>>
>>>> Further languages and updates of existing languages will be integrated
>>>> in the next snapshot.
>>>>
>>>> Juergen
>>>>
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