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| | 2 | = !MapGuide RFC 179 - Drop 32-bit builds for Linux as well = |
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| | 4 | This page contains a change request (RFC) for the !MapGuide Open Source project. |
| | 5 | More !MapGuide RFCs can be found on the [wiki:MapGuideRfcs RFCs] page. |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | == Status == |
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| | 9 | ||RFC Template Version||(1.0)|| |
| | 10 | ||Submission Date||13 Feb 2020|| |
| | 11 | ||Last Modified|||| |
| | 12 | ||Author||Jackie Ng|| |
| | 13 | ||RFC Status||ready for vote|| |
| | 14 | ||Implementation Status||N/A|| |
| | 15 | ||Proposed Milestone||4.0|| |
| | 16 | ||Assigned PSC guide(s)||(when determined)|| |
| | 17 | ||'''Voting History'''||(vote date)|| |
| | 18 | ||+1|||| |
| | 19 | ||+0|||| |
| | 20 | ||-0|||| |
| | 21 | ||-1|||| |
| | 22 | ||no vote|||| |
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| | 24 | == Overview == |
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| | 26 | This RFC proposes to drop 32-bit builds for Linux as well in addition to Windows (which was already adopted as part of [wiki:MapGuideRfc166 MapGuide RFC 166]) |
| | 27 | |
| | 28 | == Motivation == |
| | 29 | |
| | 30 | Same motivation as dropping 32-bit builds for Windows. Most computers should be running 64-bit operating systems nowadays and to maximize our limited build resources, we should only focus on producing builds of MapGuide for 64-bit Windows and Linux. |
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| | 32 | == Proposed Solution == |
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| | 34 | We will cease making releases of MapGuide for 32-bit Linux distros that we currently target. |
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| | 36 | The author originally had reservations for following the same 64-bit only path for the Linux releases due to less verification of stability and reliability of the 64-bit linux builds compared to their 32-bit counterparts. |
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| | 38 | However, the reality is that build/developer resources for the MapGuide project are really strained and at this stage, it is more preferable to just put out the "less stable" 64-bit linux builds and fix/address whatever issues that may arise. |
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| | 40 | == Implications == |
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| | 42 | 3.1.2 will mark the last version of MapGuide where 32-bit builds exist for Windows *and* Linux. There will be no migration path for such users beyond migrating their data and application code to work on the 64-bit countepart. |
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| | 44 | == Test Plan == |
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| | 46 | N/A |
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| | 48 | == Funding / Resources == |
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| | 50 | Community |
