Re: Drop 32-bit support (was "Re: Fix typo 586/686 in atomics/arch-x86.h") - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Yura Sokolov
Subject Re: Drop 32-bit support (was "Re: Fix typo 586/686 in atomics/arch-x86.h")
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Msg-id a5e58f96-dc9d-48b2-82df-49f6756ef5ff@postgrespro.ru
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In response to Drop 32-bit support (was "Re: Fix typo 586/686 in atomics/arch-x86.h")  (Jakub Wartak <jakub.wartak@enterprisedb.com>)
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12.03.2026 10:57, Jakub Wartak пишет:
> I propose simply for now that that if there's consensus to drop the 32-bits
> support, then in the release notes of PG19 we could simply add some
> deprecation notice/warning like "PostgreSQL 19 is _probably_ the last release
> to provide support for 32-bits architectures. Please consider planning upgrade
> to 64-bit architecture." (and this costs us nothing, and gives any potential
> user additional year, and project would have even freedom to continue for
> couple releases still with 32-bits until somebody develops proper patch).

imho, it is possible to declare last version with 32bit support as LTS.
i.e. support Pg18 or Pg19 for 10 years instead of 5 years.

I'd vote for Pg18 to be last 32bit aware :)))

-- 
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Yura Sokolov aka funny-falcon



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