Drop djgpp-{binutils,gcc-*,runtime} 32-bit packages
Thomas Wolff
towo@towo.net
Sun Sep 24 14:10:00 GMT 2023
Am 24.09.2023 um 14:32 schrieb Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps:
> On 08/09/2023 18:29, Brian Inglis via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Thinking we could drop the ancient (8 years) orphaned DJGPP 32-bit
>> (by definition) packages; they are older than djgpp current, never
>> mind beta on gcc 13; from DJ's latest Monthly Mini-FAQ summary:
>>
>> djdev-2.05 binutils-2.32 ... gcc-10.2.0 ...
>
> Yeah, this seems like the right thing to do.
Unlike old Windows versions, MSDOS / DosBOX is still an environment
appreciated by enthusiasts to run old games,
and having a cross-compiler for it is a nice thing. I wouldn't think
it's harmful to keep them around.
Thomas
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