Re: User input needed: Stop supporting 32 bit architectures with emboss (Was: emboss-lib: identified for time_t transition but no ABI in shlibs)

[Tony Travis <tony.travis@minke-informatics.co.uk>]

On 31/01/2024 06:53, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> besides my suggested solution to split up emboss-lib again (and when
> doing so make the package emboss-lib a metapackage depending from single
> packages to match all its rdepends) I wonder whether we should provide
> EMBOSS for 64 bit architectures only.  While we probably need to file a
> lot of removal requests to 32 bit packages of its rdepends it somehow
> fits the reality that these days nobody seriously runs emboss on 32bit
> architectures.  As explained in the according wiki page[1] other binary
> distros are dropping 32-bit at all and Debian rather cares for
> automotive, IOT, TVs, routers, plant control, building
> monitoring/control, cheap Android phones - nothing that is using EMBOSS.
>
> I would really like to get some input from *our users* here on the
> Debian Med list since I need your response to draw a sensible decision.

Hi, Andreas.

The only people I know still using 32-bit software are doing BLAST etc 
on older Raspberry Pi's. However, AFAIK, the default Raspberry Pi OS 
(based on Debian Bullseye) is 32-bit even though the newer Raspberry Pi 
have 64-bit processors. Personally, I don't think it's worth the effort 
to support 32-bit software these days. I don't use EMBOSS any longer.

Bye,

  Tony.

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