On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM Jakob Kummerow <[email protected]> wrote:
> +v8-users FYI. > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM Florian Loitsch <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> We propose to remove support for RISC-V 32-bit (RISCV32). >> >> We've observed that RISCV32 is primarily used in small, embedded systems. >> It is rare to find Linux distributions running on this architecture; for >> instance, Debian only targets RISC-V 64-bit (RISCV64). Since V8 requires an >> operating system like Linux, and there are no known Linux-based V8 users on >> this architecture, we are not aware of any current users. >> >> To reduce the maintenance burden for the RISC-V maintainers, we suggest >> its removal with the following timeline: >> - September 2025: Announce the plan and gather feedback on this mailing >> list (this mail). >> - November 2025: Remove RISCV32 bots from the Chromium build >> infrastructure. At this time, we will also add a build flag (`#ifdef`) to >> the code. This will break the default build for RISCV32 to signal that the >> port is no longer actively supported and to prompt users to contact us if >> they depend on it. >> > This is happening now. I have started to file a bug to remove the RISC-V 32-bit buildbots. > - May 2026: Delete the RISCV32-specific code from the V8 repository. >> >> We will continue to maintain the RISCV32 port internally until May 2026, >> running it on our own builders with the necessary build flags. If any users >> come forward before May 2026 with a strong use case, we are open to >> reverting this decision. >> >> Please let us know if you have any feedback or concerns. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> -- > -- > v8-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/v8-dev > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "v8-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-dev/CAKSzg3QOrTZ55o%2B%3DQMFAxEB8hUV94Q_wMX3FXe%3DxzXeEuuWCmw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-dev/CAKSzg3QOrTZ55o%2B%3DQMFAxEB8hUV94Q_wMX3FXe%3DxzXeEuuWCmw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- v8-dev mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/v8-dev --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "v8-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-dev/CA%2B-a-b3ax8dqeazZX8RaJ2BY%2B3MrHvo20qVz7-r9C6X1%3DY9Zpw%40mail.gmail.com.
