32/64 bit support

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ToddAndMargo2
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32/64 bit support

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Hi All,

To get around Red Hat's decision not to support 32 bit apps, will there ever be a version of Wine 64 that internally supports 32 bit apps? Is it even possible?

Many thanks,
-T

Edit: it is getting even uglier out there for Wine 32. There is talk about Fedora 23 dropping 32 bit support too:
http://smoogespace.blogspot.co.uk/2015/ ... 4-bit.html
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Re: 32/64 bit support

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32 bit libraries are needed to run 32 bit apps, in Wine and in Windows. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/librar ... 85%29.aspx
ToddAndMargo2 wrote: Edit: it is getting even uglier out there for Wine 32. There is talk about Fedora 23 dropping 32 bit support too:
http://smoogespace.blogspot.co.uk/2015/ ... 4-bit.html
You overlooked the disclaimer in boldface at the beginning of that article that says it was intended satirically.
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Re: 32/64 bit support

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dimesio wrote:32 bit libraries are needed to run 32 bit apps, in Wine and in Windows. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/librar ... 85%29.aspx
ToddAndMargo2 wrote: Edit: it is getting even uglier out there for Wine 32. There is talk about Fedora 23 dropping 32 bit support too:
http://smoogespace.blogspot.co.uk/2015/ ... 4-bit.html
You overlooked the disclaimer in boldface at the beginning of that article that says it was intended satirically.
That is a good sign. Maybe it was an Aprils fools joke. No joke over on the RHEL side though.

Is there any sign of 32 bit support internally inside a Wine 64 package?
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