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Update FAQs for removal of 32-bit Cygwin 

Update FAQs for removal of 32-bit Cygwin
Also update FAQs for dropping support for Windows Vista/Server 20008
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Jon Turney 2022-07-01 15:20:42 +01:00
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winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml
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@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ would be difficult.
<question><para>Where is Objective C?</para></question> <question><para>Where is Objective C?</para></question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>Support for compiling Objective C is available in the <literal>gcc{4}-objc</literal> <para>Support for compiling Objective C is available in the <literal>gcc-objc</literal>
package; resulting binaries will depend on the <literal>libobjc2</literal> package; resulting binaries will depend on the <literal>libobjc2</literal>
package at runtime. package at runtime.
</para> </para>
@ -684,8 +684,6 @@ installed; you at least need <literal>gcc-g++</literal>,
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Building for 32-bit Cygwin also requires
<literal>mingw64-i686-gcc-g++</literal> and <literal>mingw64-i686-zlib</literal>.
Building for 64-bit Cygwin also requires Building for 64-bit Cygwin also requires
<literal>mingw64-x86_64-gcc-g++</literal> and <literal>mingw64-x86_64-gcc-g++</literal> and
<literal>mingw64-x86_64-zlib</literal>. <literal>mingw64-x86_64-zlib</literal>.

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winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml
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@ -383,9 +383,6 @@ are strongly advised not to attempt to
at once, unless you have a lot of free disk space, a very high speed network at once, unless you have a lot of free disk space, a very high speed network
connection, and the system will not be required for any other purpose for connection, and the system will not be required for any other purpose for
many hours (or days) until installation completes. many hours (or days) until installation completes.
For a 32-bit Cygwin installation, you can not install everything, as the
installation will fail because the 4GB memory available is insufficient to allow
all the DLLs required to run along with the programs using them.
</para> </para>
</answer></qandaentry> </answer></qandaentry>

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winsup/doc/faq-what.xml
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@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ They can be used from one of the provided Unix shells like bash, tcsh or zsh.
<question><para>What versions of Windows are supported?</para></question> <question><para>What versions of Windows are supported?</para></question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>Cygwin can be expected to run on all modern, released versions of Windows, <para>Cygwin can be expected to run on all modern, released versions of Windows.
from Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, Windows Server 2008 and all This includes Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and all later versions of
later versions of Windows, except Windows S mode due to its limitations. Windows, except Windows S mode due to its limitations, on 64 bit AMD/Intel
The 32 bit version of Cygwin also runs in the WOW64 32 bit environment on compatible PCs, and under x64 emulation on ARM PCs running Windows 11.</para>
released 64 bit versions of Windows including ARM PCs,
the 64 bit version of course only on 64 bit AMD/Intel compatible PCs.
</para>
<para>Keep in mind that Cygwin can only do as much as the underlying OS <para>Keep in mind that Cygwin can only do as much as the underlying OS
supports. Because of this, Cygwin will behave differently, and supports. Because of this, Cygwin will behave differently, and
exhibit different limitations, on the various versions of Windows. exhibit different limitations, on the various versions of Windows.