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On 2024-05-17 01:48, Cedric Blancher via Cygwin wrote:
> Is there a technical reason why 32bit Cygwin cannot be installed on
> 64bit Windows? We like to create a CI build pipeline, and want to
> create binaries for 32bit and 64bit Cygwin on the same machine, but
> setup.exe for 32bir Cygwin refuses to install

Practical reason is 32 bit usage < 1% and Cygwin is all volunteer, with 
professionally and/or personally busy developers lacking time to do more.
You are on your own with 32 bit dropped, so ask questions on forums like SO.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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