https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57611
--- Comment #3 from Alexandre Julliard julliard@winehq.org --- (In reply to Austin English from comment #2)
(In reply to Alexandre Julliard from comment #1)
A 32-bit only build cannot possibly work in new wow64 mode, the whole point of new wow64 is that it thunks to 64-bit.
Makes sense; in that case, seems like configure shouldn't allow this configuration to be built.
Possibly; currently we allow any combination of platforms to be built, even if the resulting build is not useful in isolation.
Note that the libraries built that way are perfectly usable if combined with a separate 64-bit build. It may be useful for instance if you want to test a patch without having to rebuild the 64-bit side, or if you want a single i386 build to use on both x86-64 and arm64.
Long term, are we considering 32-bit prefixes to be deprecated or is there some other plan?
Yes, they are deprecated, they no longer exist on Windows either. Any app that cannot be made to work in a 64-bit prefix should be treated as a bug.