https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/ubuntu-to-stop-offering-32-bit-iso-images-joining-many-other-linux-distros/
I noticed this today. The question is whether we should stop direct support of 32-bit CPUs. We do very little testing on 32-bit systems and it takes a loooong time to build on those systems. The problem may not be LFS, but AFAIK, we do not do comprehensive BLFS testing on 32-bit CPUs.
I am of mixed minds. One one hand if the commercial distros are removing support, having it in LFS is a service for those who want a modern system on a 32-bit system. On the other, in most cases users would really want to do a cross build from a 64-bit system to a 32-bit system and logical place is then CLFS.
Removing support would be relatively easy. we have a few paragraphs about architecture and a few if statements, but the changes would not be invasive.
We could create a hint for 32-bit systems for those few that would want to do a 32-bit build.
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