Re: [RFC PATCH] docs/about/deprecated: Deprecate 32-bit host systems
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 05:06:42PM +0100, Reinoud Zandijk wrote:
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 11:36:41AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> I feel the discussion petered out without a conclusion.
>
> I don't think letting the status quo win by inertia is a good outcome
> here.
>
> Which 32-bit hosts are still useful, and why?
NetBSD runs on a bunch of 32 bit-only hosts (sparc32, ppc32, armv7, vax,
mips32 etc.) that all run Qemu fine. They are all actively maintained and
released as part of the main releases.
Maintaining 32 bit host support is thus vital for those machines; not everyone
runs a 64 bit system.
In the context of NetBSD, is QEMU a leaf node package, or is it a
dependancy of anything involved in delivery of the distro ?
ie, if QEMU were to drop 32-bit support, if it is merely a leaf node
package, then end users of NetBSD would not have access to QEMU, but
you would still be able to deliver the rest of NetBSD on those platforms
without the QEMU package present ?
With regards,
Daniel
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