x86_64 is the only official Arch Linux. All other ports are unofficial. They are community projects where many of the members are the same as the main Arch Linux.
I think it's basically for the same reason as why they dropped 32-bit x86 support about 8 years ago. Not enough users. (That resulted in the unofficial Arch Linux 32 to maintain support.)
That RFC says "New ports are added by proposing them in an RFC. At least two package maintainers have to lead a port to ensure it will be developed longer term." but I'm not finding any RFC for ARM support, so can one say work is really officially happening on ARM?
I think the reason is they don't want to become debian where deciding anything takes foverever. Another architecture is a liability, so it lives in another "project" that official arch is not committed to.
I write this from arch on arm (orange pi) thingy, btw
x86_64 is the only official Arch Linux. All other ports are unofficial. They are community projects where many of the members are the same as the main Arch Linux.
I think it's basically for the same reason as why they dropped 32-bit x86 support about 8 years ago. Not enough users. (That resulted in the unofficial Arch Linux 32 to maintain support.)
Arch is working to officially support ARM and non x86_64 archs.
https://rfc.archlinux.page/0032-arch-linux-ports/
That RFC says "New ports are added by proposing them in an RFC. At least two package maintainers have to lead a port to ensure it will be developed longer term." but I'm not finding any RFC for ARM support, so can one say work is really officially happening on ARM?
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I think the reason is they don't want to become debian where deciding anything takes foverever. Another architecture is a liability, so it lives in another "project" that official arch is not committed to.
I write this from arch on arm (orange pi) thingy, btw