[OpenIndiana-discuss] 32-bit libraries disappearing

[Matthew R. Trower]

On 1/7/24 16:58, Andreas Wacknitz via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> Sorry, I was too fast pressing the send button in my earlier answer.
> Dropping 32 bit hasn't been discussed on the mailing list but only in
> personal mails and online meetings (we have a monthly maintainer meeting
> and try to establish weekly co-working sessions).
> The removal process started several weeks ago and until now only very
> few have noticed it. It is not our intention to break things but alas
> some dependencies aren't obvious.

Thank you for this explanation.  It is about what I expected, really, 
but it is best to be clear.


> As already written, OI has very few active maintainers. For most parts
> of our infrastructure I am the only one caring. Do we need more?
> Certainly yes. Would more hands help keeping 32 bit? Only, if there will
> be enough people supporting it. Is the process revertable? Yes, but we
> have some cyclic dependencies where re-introducing 32 bit would be some
> extra work.
> 
> Andreas

Well, I'd be willing to commit time towards such an effort.  I'd 
certainly rather commit that time to the main project, than maintain my 
own private fork.  We'd need to discuss what the workload is, what I can 
help with, and whether that help would be enough to make a difference.

To further discuss this, is mail the best medium or would it be better 
for me to show up to a meeting?  If a meeting is best, could you please 
give a time and venue?


-- Matthew R. Trower