On 02/16/2015 13:06, Alexander Pyhalov wrote:
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.
Today I've shipped PostgreSQL 9.5. AMD64 version still doesn't have
PL/Perl support, because we ship 32-bit Perl. The next Perl version
which we ship will be 64-bit only. I don't think there's much benefit in
supporting 32bit systems. So, consider this an official statement.
The next OI Hipster snapshot will no pretend to support 32bit CPUS.
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Best regards,
Alexander Pyhalov,
system administrator of Southern Federal University IT department
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