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‎32-bit.html

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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="utf-8">
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<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
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<title>Git for Windows</title>
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<meta name="description" content="We bring the awesome Git VCS to Windows">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,700">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/pack.css">
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<style type="text/css">
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body {
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color: #FFF;
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h1 {
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text-align: center;
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article p,h3,ul {
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margin-left: auto;
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width: 65%;
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}
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</style>
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<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico">
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<!--[if lt IE 9]>
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<script src="js/html5shiv.js"></script>
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<script src="js/respond.js"></script>
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<![endif]-->
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</head>
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<body>
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<footer>
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<div class="content">
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<ul class="list-unstyled">
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<li><a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/FAQ" target="_blank">FAQ</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git" target="_blank">Repository</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/git-for-windows" target="_blank">Mailing List</a></li>
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</ul>
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<a href="index.html"><h1 class="gittext lowercase">Git for Windows</h1></a>
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<div class="stud"></div>
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</div>
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</footer>
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<section class="details">
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<h1 id="32-bit-support-of-git-for-windows">32-bit support of Git for Windows</h1>
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<p>While Git for Windows v1.x was only ever offered as 32-bit installer (i.e. targeting the i686 CPU architecture), with the switch of Git for Windows v2.x in August 2015 to depend on <a href="https://www.msys2.org/">MSYS2</a>, there have been two variants: the 32-bit and the 64-bit (x86_64) one.</p>
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<p>However, due to Git for Windows&#39; reliance on the MSYS2, which <a href="https://www.msys2.org/news/#2020-05-17-32-bit-msys2-no-longer-actively-supported">dropped 32-bit support</a> (the 32-bit version of the MSYS2 runtime <a href="https://github.com/msys2/msys2-runtime/commit/762dcfc658c85de8d418c6ba4e0e40024bee118a">cannot even be built</a> as of version 3.4.0), Git for Windows will start to phase out 32-bit support after Git for Windows v2.40.x.</p>
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<h2 id="timeline">Timeline</h2>
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<h3 id="march-2023-end-of-full-32-bit-support">March 2023: End of full 32-bit support</h3>
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<p>The last major Git for Windows version with full 32-bit support will be v2.40.x.</p>
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<h3 id="until-2025-limited-32-bit-support">Until 2025: Limited 32-bit support</h3>
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<p>The 32-bit variant of Git for Windows will still be offered, but not all of the components distributed with Git for Windows will necessarily be updated as for the 64-bit variant.</p>
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<p>For example, 64-bit Git for Windows v2.41.x will ship with the MSYS2 runtime v3.4.x, while 32-bit Git for Windows will remain with v3.3.6 forever.</p>
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<h3 id="until-2029-mingit-only-32-bit-support">Until 2029: MinGit-only 32-bit support</h3>
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<p>The only official 32-bit artifacts built by the Git for Windows project will be MinGit, the minimal subset of Git for Windows intended for third-party applications (i.e. providing all Git functionality needed by applications, but not functionality needed for interactive usage by a human user).</p>
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<h3 id="after-april-2029-end-of-32-bit-support">After April 2029: End of 32-bit support</h3>
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<p>Git for Windows will no longer provide any official 32-bit artifacts.</p>
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</article>
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<footer>
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<div class="content">
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<ul class="list-unstyled">
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<li><a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/FAQ" target="_blank">FAQ</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git" target="_blank">Repository</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/git-for-windows" target="_blank">Mailing List</a></li>
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<a href="index.html"><h1 class="gittext lowercase">Git for Windows</h1></a>
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<div class="stud"></div>
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‎32-bit.md

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# 32-bit support of Git for Windows
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While Git for Windows v1.x was only ever offered as 32-bit installer (i.e. targeting the i686 CPU architecture), with the switch of Git for Windows v2.x in August 2015 to depend on [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/), there have been two variants: the 32-bit and the 64-bit (x86\_64) one.
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However, due to Git for Windows' reliance on the MSYS2, which [dropped 32-bit support](https://www.msys2.org/news/#2020-05-17-32-bit-msys2-no-longer-actively-supported) (the 32-bit version of the MSYS2 runtime [cannot even be built](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-runtime/commit/762dcfc658c85de8d418c6ba4e0e40024bee118a) as of version 3.4.0), Git for Windows will start to phase out 32-bit support after Git for Windows v2.40.x.
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## Timeline
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### March 2023: End of full 32-bit support
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The last major Git for Windows version with full 32-bit support will be v2.40.x.
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### Until 2025: Limited 32-bit support
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The 32-bit variant of Git for Windows will still be offered, but not all of the components distributed with Git for Windows will necessarily be updated as for the 64-bit variant.
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For example, 64-bit Git for Windows v2.41.x will ship with the MSYS2 runtime v3.4.x, while 32-bit Git for Windows will remain with v3.3.6 forever.
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### Until 2029: MinGit-only 32-bit support
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The only official 32-bit artifacts built by the Git for Windows project will be MinGit, the minimal subset of Git for Windows intended for third-party applications (i.e. providing all Git functionality needed by applications, but not functionality needed for interactive usage by a human user).
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### After April 2029: End of 32-bit support
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Git for Windows will no longer provide any official 32-bit artifacts.

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