Demoting i686-PC-windows-gnu to Tier 2

a year ago

Rust 1.88.0 will demote the Tier 1 target i686-pc-windows-gnu to Tier 2.
Tier 2 means builds for the standard library and compiler will still be distributed, but with reduced testing.
The demotion is due to lack of maintainers, expertise, and frequent issues, especially with the 32-bit version.
Users will not see immediate changes, but bugs may accumulate faster due to less testing.
Future demotions for *-windows-gnu targets are possible if issues persist and no maintainers step up.
The Rust Project encourages those with expertise to become maintainers for these targets.

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