Can you file a bug for this on bpo and add Steve Dower to the nosy list? On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 17:04 Dany Lisiansky <dany...@gmail.com> wrote:
> An odd suggestion/request here, hope it's the right place to discuss it. > > So I was trying to install python on the Xbox series S (yup..), so far I > got the embedded x86_64 version for windows to work, however, I was unable > to get packages to install properly. > I'm not familiar enough with Windows to know how the installation is > supposed to be laid out, but I figured it might be just a side affect from > using the embedded version. > Now I need to mention that the Xbox is an odd NT based system, it can run > win32/UWP apps, but it comes with a strict requirement of x86_64 and > therefore has no SysWoW64 to support i386. > Naturally, I tried to use the distributed installer, and that's when I > found out that the x86_64 installer itself was in fact compiled for i386. > I can compile a one-off build for myself and go on with my life, but I > also realized it's an oversight because the installer should never assume > the target system has backwards compatibility for older architectures and > stick to the target architecture throughout the installation phase. > > I know It's an extreme edge case, but I guess it's valid and make sense. > Let me know what you think, and how (or if) I should proceed from here. > > DanyL. > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/C7UQTGKJCSHBMIXGRMRDSZJOL3LLQF2Q/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- --Guido (mobile)
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