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authorPhillip Lord <phillip.lord@russet.org.uk>2021-01-14 22:51:13 +0000
committerPhillip Lord <phillip.lord@russet.org.uk>2021-01-15 21:37:25 +0000
commit667f2e097cdfdb057de0696867c83ebfd1a3e816 (patch)
treed42ea850271e901cb61034efa1f276ef5b848b4e /admin/nt/dist-build/README-windows-binaries
parentf95c1b32300fbdef7b8e2b36b330a1d81db949ed (diff)
downloademacs-667f2e097cdfdb057de0696867c83ebfd1a3e816.tar.gz
Remove support for 32 bit build
* admin/nt/dist-build/README-scripts: Update * admin/nt/dist-build/README-windows-binaries: Update * admin/nt/dist-build/build-zips.sh: Remove 32 bit and fix paths * admin/nt/dist-build/build-dep-zips.py: Remove 32 bit and update paths * admin/nt/dist-build/emacs.nsi: Remove 32 bit and fix paths
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diff --git a/admin/nt/dist-build/README-windows-binaries b/admin/nt/dist-build/README-windows-binaries
index 001bdd73f7b..b6f6e55d8c6 100644
--- a/admin/nt/dist-build/README-windows-binaries
+++ b/admin/nt/dist-build/README-windows-binaries
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ See the end of the file for license conditions.
Precompiled Distributions of
Emacs for Windows
- Jan 1, 2020
+ Jan 14, 2021
This directory contains precompiled distributions for GNU Emacs on
Windows
@@ -25,51 +25,33 @@ old binaries.
Windows Binaries
================
-Currently, we provide six different binary packages for Emacs, which
+Currently, we provide three different binary packages for Emacs, which
are:
-emacs-$VERSION-x86_64-installer.exe
+emacs-$VERSION-installer.exe
-Contains a 64-bit build of Emacs with dependencies as an installer
+Contains Emacs with dependencies as an installer
package. Mostly, this is the best one to install.
-emacs-$VERSION-x86_64.zip
+emacs-$VERSION.zip
-Contains a 64-bit build of Emacs with dependencies. This contains the
-same files as the installer but as a zip file which some users may
-prefer.
+Contains Emacs with dependencies. This contains the same files as the
+installer but as a zip file which some users may prefer.
-emacs-$VERSION-x86_64-no-deps.zip
+emacs-$VERSION-no-deps.zip
-Contains a 64-bit build of Emacs without any dependencies. This may be
-useful if you wish to install where the dependencies are already
-available, or if you want the small possible Emacs.
-
-emacs-$VERSION-i686-installer.exe
-
-Contains a 32-bit build of Emacs with dependencies as an installer
-package. This is useful for running on a 32-bit machine.
-
-emacs-$VERSION-i686.zip
-
-Contains a 32-bit build of Emacs with dependencies.
-
-emacs-$VERSION-i686-no-deps.zip
-
-Contains a 32-bit build of Emacs without dependencies
+Contains Emacs without any dependencies. This may be useful if you
+wish to install where the dependencies are already available, or if
+you want the small possible Emacs.
In addition, we provide the following files which will not be useful
for most end-users.
-emacs-$VERSION-x86_64-deps.zip
+emacs-$VERSION-deps.zip
The dependencies. Unzipping this file on top of
-emacs-$VERSION-x86_64-no-deps.zip should result in the same install as
-emacs-$VERSION-x86_64.zip.
-
-emacs-$VERSION-i686-deps.zip
-
-The 32-bit version of the dependencies.
+emacs-$VERSION-no-deps.zip should result in the same install as
+emacs-$VERSION.zip.
emacs-$VERSION-deps-mingw-w64-src.zip
@@ -85,7 +67,8 @@ Snapshots
We also distribute "snapshots" of Emacs built at points throughout the
development cycle, for those interested in following this cycle. They
-are not recommended for normal users.
+are not recommended for normal users; however, they are useful for
+people who want to report bugs against the current master.
The files follow the same naming convention, but also include a date
(and sometimes information about their branch). The Emacs source at