+v8-users FYI. On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM Florian Loitsch <floit...@rivosinc.com> 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. > - 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-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "v8-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-users/CAKSzg3QOrTZ55o%2B%3DQMFAxEB8hUV94Q_wMX3FXe%3DxzXeEuuWCmw%40mail.gmail.com.
