Helmut Kudrnovsky wrote > Hi GRASS community, > > as stated e.g. in: > > ################ > [GRASS-dev] [release planning] GRASS GIS 7.8.2 > https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2019-December/093846.html > ## > ne 8. 12. 2019 v 0:33 odesÃlatel napsal: >> winGRASS 7.8.2RC2 64bit is available for testing in OSGeo4W 64bit when >> the >> experimental/testing tick is activated. > > also 32bit package available for testing and standalone installers [1]. > > [1] https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/binary/mswindows/native/ > ################ > > we're providing winGRASS in 32bit and 64bit versions (OSGeo4W and > standalone). > > nowadays 64bit windows operating systems (e.g. win 10) are very common; > most > of the personal computer assembled after 2010 are 64bit systems. linux > distributions start to phase out 32bit support. [1] [2] [3] [4] > > a question to our winGRASS community: is there still a need for 32bit > versions of winGRASS? > > [1] https://itsfoss.com/end-of-32-bit-linux/ > [2] > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Drops-32-bit-x86 > [3] > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Dropping-32-Plans > [4] > https://www.pcworld.com/article/3089509/end-of-an-era-linux-distributions-will-soon-stop-supporting-32-bit-pcs.html
nobody claims a need for a 32bit winGRASS? really? do we need winGRASS at all? ;-) if no objections will pop up in the next days, I'll propose to the GRASS PSC (project steering commitee): * phasing out winGRASS 32bit support by middle next year (2020 July 31)* reasoning for this proposal: - 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 comments are welcome :-) ----- best regards Helmut -- Sent from: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Grass-Users-f3884509.html _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user