[OpenIndiana-discuss] 32-bit support in OpenIndiana Hipster

[Jim Klimov]

16 февраля 2015 г. 11:06:06 CET, Alexander Pyhalov <alp at rsu.ru> пишет:
>Hello.
>
>We currently support (in some way) 32-bit systems. We avoid shipping 
>64-binaries in default path or use isaexec for such things.
>But do we really need it? I haven't seen PC (not speaking about server)
>
>without 64-bit CPU for at least 8 years.
>
>Dropping support for 32-bit systems will allow us to port Oracle
>sources 
>easier. Potentially, this solves time_t overflow. We could think about 
>largefile support less.
>
>What are the cons of keeping support for 32-bit systems? I don't see 
>much. If you see them, please, speak now.
>
>I'm inclined to make changes, breaking 32-bit systems only after next 
>ISO snapshot. Of course, 32-bit libraries will be preserved.

My main guess for 'pros' of retaining support would be small-footprint systems including colocation of many smallish VMs even on modern hardware.
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