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Android Platform Tools drop support for 32-bit Linux without notice
- wyager 11y agoA few things I'm curious about: A) Who is still developing on 32 bit Linux? People on ARM devices? B) Why, for something as high-level as APT, is it a substantial extra effort to support 32-bit OSs? Another way of phrasing that; what is the difference between the code for 32-bit APT and 64-bit APT?
- JoshTriplett 11y agoDeveloping for 32-bit Linux still makes sense, for extremely constrained embedded use. However, developing on 32-bit Linux no longer makes sense. And supporting 32-bit in something like the Android SDK does actually add effort and cost: storage for 32-bit packages, build time for 32-bit packages, additional continuous-integration server time that may slow down the development cycle, etc.