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This page lists important changes or issues affecting MSYS2 users. We also post them to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/msys2org) and [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@msys2org), including some not-so-important things :)
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### 2023-12-10 - Starting to drop some 32-bit Packages
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### 2023-12-11 - Starting to drop some 32-bit Packages
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Three years ago we dropped 32-bit Windows support for running MSYS2 itself, now
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we are taking the next step and slowly starting to reduce the number of 32-bit
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mingw-w64 packages, meaning the packages for the MINGW32 and CLANG32
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environments. The goal of the phase-out is to reduce maintenance costs and CI
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environments. The goal of the phase-out is to reduce maintenance costs and server
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resources while not affecting most users. The focus will be on packages that
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aren't likely to see much use anyway, or where 64-bit alternatives are available
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and viable:
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* Common and frequently used dependencies, and their dependencies (glib, ffmpeg,
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To find out if a package you have installed is affected you can run `pacman -Qm`
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which lists all installed packages which are no longer available in the repo.
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Ideally not many people should notice these changes, but in case they affect you:
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* Switch your workflow to use 64-bit packages instead ;)
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* In case you are packaging or building for external users:
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* Tell us which packages that were removed you still need and for how long, so
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we can consider reinstating them.
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* Drop support for 32-bit and point users to the last version supporting
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32-bit.
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* Tell us which packages that were removed you still need, so we can consider reinstating them.
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If there are any questions, let us know [on GitHub](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/discussions/19326).
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There are of course lots of applications not planning to drop support and 32-bit
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Windows is still supported for nearly 2 more years, so we understand that 32-bit
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support is still required in various cases, and we will try to keep the most
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important packages around for as long as possible.
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support is still required in various cases, and we will try to keep important
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packages around for as long as possible.
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### 2023-11-05 - Package installation issues for very old/outdated installations
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