[Bug 54873] New: 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54873

Bug ID: 54873
           Summary: 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode
           Product: Wine
           Version: 8.6
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Mac OS X
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: download, wow64
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]

austin@mac % rm -rf ~/.wine ; WINEARCH=win32 /Applications/Wine\
Devel.app/Contents/Resources/wine/bin/wine winecfg
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
wine: created the configuration directory '/Users/austin/.wine'
wine: '/Users/austin/.wine' is a 32-bit installation, it cannot support 64-bit
applications.

This also happened when testing on my Linux machine.

This prevent using 32-bit prefixes. Which means applications that don't support
64-bit windows can't be run (and we won't be able to report running as a
Windows version prior to Server 2003/XP).

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54873

--- Comment #1 from Alexandre Julliard  ---
Wow64 requires 64-bit components, which don't exist in a 32-bit prefix.
Applications that don't support this won't be able to run (and presumably
wouldn't run on recent Windows either).

If the issue is only the Windows version, then this could be faked, there's no
reason we couldn't report an older version in Wow64. Other issues will need to
be investigated on a per-app basis.

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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--- Comment #2 from Austin English  ---
(In reply to Alexandre Julliard from comment #1)
> Wow64 requires 64-bit components, which don't exist in a 32-bit prefix.

Could you expand on that, please? Which components are you referring to?
> Applications that don't support this won't be able to run (and presumably
> wouldn't run on recent Windows either).

Fair point. I agree that an app that doesn't work on modern Windows should be
reconsidered.
> If the issue is only the Windows version, then this could be faked, there's
> no reason we couldn't report an older version in Wow64. Other issues will
> need to be investigated on a per-app basis.

Agreed.

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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--- Comment #3 from Alexandre Julliard  ---
(In reply to Austin English from comment #2)
> (In reply to Alexandre Julliard from comment #1)
> > Wow64 requires 64-bit components, which don't exist in a 32-bit prefix.
>
> Could you expand on that, please? Which components are you referring to?

Mainly the system32 directory with the 64-bit dlls that need to be loaded in
Wow64 processes, and the syswow64 directory where we expect to find 32-bit
stuff. The registry layout is also different.

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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Radim Kolek  changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Radim Kolek  ---
(In reply to Alexandre Julliard from comment #1)
> Wow64 requires 64-bit components, which don't exist in a 32-bit prefix.
> Applications that don't support this won't be able to run (and presumably
> wouldn't run on recent Windows either).

My intention is to configure ODBC connection in ODBC Datasource Administrator
to connect to MySQL database. Tools are bundled in MDAC28.EXE originated in
2006 and still works in Windows in these days. Any workaround/help is
appreciated. Thanks.

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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Zeb Figura  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Zeb Figura  ---
What's the plan for existing 32-bit prefixes? Will users be forced to delete
and replace them?

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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--- Comment #6 from Alexandre Julliard  ---
(In reply to Zeb Figura from comment #5)
> What's the plan for existing 32-bit prefixes? Will users be forced to delete
> and replace them?

Basically yes. It's the same on Windows, you have to reinstall if you upgrade
from a 32-bit version to a 64-bit one.

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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Austin English  changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX
             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED

--- Comment #7 from Austin English  ---
All windows versions are now allowed by
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/commit/3fb882167f1699f0235cb8fd306eb1c...

And the error message was improved by
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/commit/443e49084ed2a85cba0b559eaf7921d...

The reported issue though, is a WONTFIX.

[Bug 54873] 32-bit prefixes cannot be used with new wow64 mode

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Austin English  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #8 from Austin English  ---
Closing.