23.11.2016, 05:32, "Thiago Macieira" <thiago.macie...@intel.com>: > On quarta-feira, 23 de novembro de 2016 02:06:14 PST Jake Petroules wrote: >> > If we still have time, I'd like to see MinGW 64-bit for 5.8, so we can >> > drop >> > the 32-bit binary build in time for 5.9. >> > >> > Otherwise, if we have to wait for 5.9 to bring MinGW 64-bit, then we can't >> > drop 32-bit until 5.10. >> >> Agreed. We should also consider dropping 32-bit MSVC since we've had both >> for a while and we only support Windows 7 and above now, which should mean >> adoption is good enough to do so. > > Good point. Considering that MSVC 2017 is coming (RC is already out), I'd also > be prepared to have it available for 5.9, so I propose: > > 5.7 (for comparison, no change): > 32-bit 64-bit > MSVC 2013 Y Y > MSVC 2015 Y Y > MSVC 2017 N N > MinGW Y N > (5 packages) > > 5.8: > 32-bit 64-bit > MSVC 2013 Y Y > MSVC 2015 N Y > MSVC 2017 N N > MinGW Y Y > (5 packages)
Why drop 32-bit builds with newer compiler and keep with older? > > 5.9: > 32-bit 64-bit > MSVC 2013 N Y > MSVC 2015 N Y > MSVC 2017 N Y > MinGW N Y > (4 packages) > > This also allows us to pick one compiler to provide 32-bit support with if we > need to. I just think it's time to let it die and get people who need it to > compile from source. > > There are no current Intel 32-bit only CPUs that regular Windows runs on, only > legacy. I don't know AMD's product line, but I'd be surprised if it is > different. > > Intel does have new 32-bit only SoCs like [1], but whether Windows 10 IoT Core > will run on them, I don't know. Even if it does, I doubt users will use our > desktop binaries. > > [1] > http://ark.intel.com/products/79084/Intel-Quark-SoC-X1000-16K-Cache-400-MHz > > -- > Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com > Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center > > _______________________________________________ > Development mailing list > Development@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development -- Regards, Konstantin _______________________________________________ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development
