Helmut Kudrnovsky wrote > dear GRASS PSC, > > a few days ago, I've asked in the GRASS user ML following question [1]: > > *winGRASS - still a need for 32bit versions?* > > reasoning: > > - 64bit computer architecture and 64bit windows operating systems are very > common > - 32bit computer architecture and 32bit windows operating systems will > find > their EOL > > and the important reasons: > > - reduce the high maintenance burden to keep 2 build environments of > winGRASS (32bit, 64bit) alive > - facilitate to find possible (automatic) alternatives of winGRASS build > environments beside the actual MSYS2/OSGeo4W workflow > > so far, no feedback by the community that there is still a need for a > winGRASS 32bit version. > > thus I propose: > > * phasing out of winGRASS 32bit versions in 2020 > * communicate early and communicate often ;-) about this phasing out > > in my original post, I've suggested 'middle next year (2020 July 31)' > > it can be discussed if it should happen at middle next year (2020 July 31) > or end of year 2020; though IMHO it should happen... ;-) > > any feedback? any suggestions? > > [1] > http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/winGRASS-still-a-need-for-32bit-versions-td5424586.html > > > > ----- > best regards > Helmut > -- > Sent from: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/GRASS-PSC-f4051248.html > _______________________________________________ > grass-psc mailing list
> [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-psc Coming back to this? Any opinions? Any suggestions? Citing here https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/627#comment:3 ------------ The current idea is to switch to 5.14 and use the occasion to upgrade compilers and drop 32bit (according to the latest qgis survey only 7% of the participants still use it). ------------ I still think we should phase out wingrass 32bit in 2020 ;-) .... and should announce it earlier than later. ----- best regards Helmut -- Sent from: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/GRASS-PSC-f4051248.html _______________________________________________ grass-psc mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-psc
