Windows: still 16- and 32-bit-binaries (and possibly a required Security Patch)

[Norbert Preining]

Hi Martin,


> wanted to say: \2023\bin\windows does not include any 32-bit Windows
> binaries.

;-) It is true, that the "admin binaries" aren't switched to 64bit.
Indeed, we didn't look into this till now. Thanks for the reminder:

> \2023\tlpkg\installer\xz>xz -V

I will check.

> \2023\tlpkg\installer\lz4>lz4.exe -V
> \2023\tlpkg\installer\curl>curl -V
> \2023\tlpkg\installer\wget>wget -V
> \2023\tlpkg\installer>tar --version

All of those are "admin" related, so yes, they need to be updated.

> and there is
>   2023\tlpkg\asymptote
>   as well as
>   \2023\tlpkg\asymptote64

Need to check that ...

> also \2023\tlpkg\dviout
> contains a lot of 32bit-exe-s (and no 64-bit one)

I fear nobody has rebuild dviout for 64bit, will ask around.

> and \2023\tlpkg\texworks\texworks.exe

Probably the same, but at least there is some work on TW, I will check.

> So, everything works (except gssub.exe!), but in the long run probably

Do yo uneed gssub?

> should be replaced by their 64-bit-versions, right?

Yes, in the long run. But since the 32bit versions are working, and
there is not really an overhead/loss when using them, I don't see
the need to jump at it at high priority.

> Btw: Easy way to check whether 32 or 64 bit:

Not useful, since most of us are working on Linux ;-)
Fortunately, `file` already tells us 32/64 bit of Windows
binaries even on Linux.

Best

Norbert

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