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remove the list of packages we don't drop
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To avoid implying that everything else can be dropped.
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lazka committed Dec 13, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -22,17 +22,10 @@ see much use anyway, or where 64-bit alternatives are available and viable:
* Leaf packages with complex and resource intensive builds
* New leaf packages

This does not affect:

* Toolchains and languages (GCC, LLVM, Rust, Python, ...)
* UI toolkits (qt5, gtk3, gtk4, ...)
* Common and frequently used dependencies, and their dependencies (glib, ffmpeg,
boost, ...)

To find out if a package you have installed is affected you can run `pacman -Qm`
which lists all installed packages which are no longer available in the repo.

Ideally not many people should notice these changes, but in case they affect you:
Ideally not many people should notice these changes, but in case they affect
you:

* Switch your workflow to use 64-bit packages instead ;)
* Tell us which packages that were removed you still need, so we can consider reinstating them. Please use the [issue template](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/issues/new?assignees=&labels=package-request&projects=&template=environment_request.yml&title=Build+%5Bpackage+name%5D+for+%5Benvironment%5D) to file your request.
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