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And they will continue to run. No one in their right mind will ever upgrade the software on them. That is a lot of the reason behind removing old platforms from

And they will continue to run. No one in their right mind will ever upgrade the software on them. That is a lot of the reason behind removing old platforms from Linux: whatever the systems out there are running, it's not a HEAD kernel release.

cbmuser 6y ago
HEAD kernel runs fine on my Amiga 4000 from 1992. It also runs fine on my SH-7785LCR SuperH board where I regularly test the latest kernel releases and patches.
simias 6y ago
Even if that were true (and it's not completely true by the way) autotools is not used to build the kernel. You can very much use autotools to build modern software for older kernels. That's... kind of the point of using something like autotools. Frankly reading this thread I think many people here bark at the wrong tree. If you don't care for portability don't bother with autotools, just write Makefiles. It's much simpler.
detaro 6y ago
Plenty manufacturers ship software updates to 32 bit devices. Plenty 32bit devices are being sold or even newly released right now.