[EXTERNAL] Re: New candidate JEP: 479: Remove the Windows 32-bit x86 Port

[Bruno Borges]

Hi Mark,

That’s correct. Windows 32-bit emulation, also referred to as WoW64 - Windows (32) on Windows 64 -  will remain supported for the foreseeable future.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/running-32-bit-applications

Thanks,
Bruno

From: jdk-dev <jdk-dev-retn at openjdk.org> on behalf of Mark Rotteveel <mark at lawinegevaar.nl>
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 08:49
To: jdk-dev at openjdk.org <jdk-dev at openjdk.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: New candidate JEP: 479: Remove the Windows 32-bit x86 Port

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On 07/05/2024 20:28, Mark Reinhold wrote:
> https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenjdk.org%2Fjeps%2F479&data=05%7C02%7Cbruno.borges%40microsoft.com%7C1e5c988ae4064a14531708dc6f766302%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638507801475192911%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JghiEDTTkNwlOGPzoWrWQyFTof%2BwN8jSj1OWmmkSGis%3D&reserved=0<https://openjdk.org/jeps/479>
>
>    Summary: Remove the source code and build support for the Windows
>    32-bit x86 port. This port was deprecated for removal in JDKÂ 21 with
>    the express intent to remove it in a future release.

One minor point, the JEP says "Windows 10, the last Windows operating
system to support 32-bit operation, will reach End of Life in October 2025."

I think this meant to say that Windows 10 is the last Windows versions
that supports a 32-bit OS installation, because Windows 11 64-bit still
supports running 32-bit applications (and thus supports "32-bit operation").

Mark
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