Demoting i686 Windows targets to std-only

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…

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On 10/02/2026, 09:00 AM, Rust Blog published "Demoting i686 Windows targets to std-only" (type: Release). Related technologies: Rust.