{"id":"rust-blog-a7e386f76a6b","seq":293,"kind":"release","title":"Demoting i686 Windows targets to std-only","url":"https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/10/02/demoting-i686-windows-targets-to-std-only/","permalink":"https://vulnpulse.app/items/rust-blog-a7e386f76a6b","summary":"With Rust 1.100.0, the following changes to 32-bit Windows targets will happen: i686-pc-windows-msvc Tier 1 with host tools target will be demoted to Tier 1 without host tools. i686-pc-windows-gnu Tier 2 with host tools target will be demoted to Tier 2 without host tools. Builds of the standard library will continue to be distributed, but host tools such as the compiler will be no longer available. i686-pc-windows-msvc as a Tier 1 target still undergoes CI testing. To build 32-bit Windows binaries, cross-compiling from a still-supported host toolchain (such as a 64-bit Windows ones) will be r…","severity":null,"techs":["rust"],"cves":[],"tags":[],"source":{"id":"rust-blog","name":"Rust Blog"},"published_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-21T16:17:45.686Z"}