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

From Nathan Bossart
Subject Re: Drop 32-bit support (was "Re: Fix typo 586/686 in atomics/arch-x86.h")
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In response to Re: 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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On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 02:54:58PM +0100, Jakub Wartak wrote:
> Right, you might be spot-on: I might have overreacted to this. But probably
> the main question is still valid (and now we have thread! :)). Should we
> maintain builds/testing for 32-bit PostgreSQL in 2026 and beyond?

IMHO we should continue to maintain 32-bit support for now, but I don't
think we should bother micro-optimizing for those builds.

> I remember researching if there any real 32-bit users out there and come up
> with nothing (maybe I'm wrong on this), but maybe that's the right moment to at
> least start deprecating 32-bits?

I'm aware of at least one:

    https://postgr.es/m/flat/CO1PR07MB905262E8AC270FAAACED66008D682%40CO1PR07MB9052.namprd07.prod.outlook.com

-- 
nathan



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