unclear installer platform descriptions

[Brendan McDonnell]

Summary: Please clarify the difference / purpose / use case for the first Windows installer (unsigned) on the download page.

Details:

On the download page,
https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads#
since 6-2017-q2-update and still currently, there are 3 options for Windows installer downloads, such as:

- gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-win32.exe
    Windows 32-bit Installer

- gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-win32-sha1.exe
    Windows 32-bit Installer (Signed for Windows XP and Vista)

- gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-sha2.exe
    Windows 32-bit Installer (Signed for Windows 7 and later)

The purpose / intended use of the first one is unclear. e.g. e.g. I'm running Windows 10, and I didn't know whether I should choose the 1st or 3rd installer, and why.

From my question thread on this topic
https://answers.launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded/+question/670556
Tejas Belagod said,

> the unsigned installer purely exists for legacy reasons. I don't expect anyone to use them on recent Windows platforms.
>
> Deprecation of legacy installers should be done over a reasonably long period of time. We want to give the world enough notice to move to newer installers before we stop providing them.

So of course do feel free to deprecate as appropriate. But meanwhile, I recommend you clarify the description / purpose / etc. on the download page at your earliest convenience.

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Public bug reported:

Summary: Please clarify the difference / purpose / use case for the
first Windows installer (unsigned) on the download page.

Details:

On the download page,
https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads#
since 6-2017-q2-update and still currently, there are 3 options for Windows installer downloads, such as:

- gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-win32.exe
    Windows 32-bit Installer

- gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-win32-sha1.exe
    Windows 32-bit Installer (Signed for Windows XP and Vista)

- gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-sha2.exe
    Windows 32-bit Installer (Signed for Windows 7 and later)

The purpose / intended use of the first one is unclear. e.g. e.g. I'm
running Windows 10, and I didn't know whether I should choose the 1st or
3rd installer, and why.

>From my question thread on this topic
https://answers.launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded/+question/670556
Tejas Belagod said,

> the unsigned installer purely exists for legacy reasons. I don't expect anyone to use them on recent Windows platforms.
>
> Deprecation of legacy installers should be done over a reasonably long period of time. We want to give the world enough notice to move to newer installers before we stop providing them.

So of course do feel free to deprecate as appropriate. But meanwhile, I
recommend you clarify the description / purpose / etc. on the download
page at your earliest convenience.

** Affects: gcc-arm-embedded
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  unclear installer platform descriptions

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Bug description:
  Summary: Please clarify the difference / purpose / use case for the
  first Windows installer (unsigned) on the download page.

  Details:

  On the download page,
  https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads#
  since 6-2017-q2-update and still currently, there are 3 options for Windows installer downloads, such as:

  - gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-win32.exe
      Windows 32-bit Installer

  - gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update-win32-sha1.exe
      Window...

[Przemyslaw Wirkus (wirkus)]

Dear Brendan,
Thank you for reporting it. We've recently shortlisted Windows installers to:
* Windows 32-bit Installer (Signed for Windows 10 and later)
* Windows 32-bit ZIP package

We will not update Download page at this time. Tejas's explanation stands and is correct.
"Windows 32-bit Installer" is for legacy which we are dropping now. Please use signed installers instead.

kind regards
Przemek