mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBazzite founder might shutdown whole project if Fedora drops support for 32 bit packageslemmy.mlimagemessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1362arrow-down1imageBazzite founder might shutdown whole project if Fedora drops support for 32 bit packageslemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square104linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAnyOldName3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoIf it works like real WoW64, then 16 bit applications won’t work ever but 32 bit applications that don’t work will be because of fixable bugs.
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 day agoIt seems to me that 16-bit applications are already basically broken with 32-bit wine if you’re running a 64-bit kernel, by default it places extra restrictions over what the hardware already does to prevent apps from loading 16-bit code entirely. https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#16-bit-applications-fail-to-start Guessing that’s why they don’t feel it’s that important to continue supporting, seems a VM is the future for these apps.
If it works like real WoW64, then 16 bit applications won’t work ever but 32 bit applications that don’t work will be because of fixable bugs.
It seems to me that 16-bit applications are already basically broken with 32-bit wine if you’re running a 64-bit kernel, by default it places extra restrictions over what the hardware already does to prevent apps from loading 16-bit code entirely.
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#16-bit-applications-fail-to-start
Guessing that’s why they don’t feel it’s that important to continue supporting, seems a VM is the future for these apps.