Hi all,
I want to start a new project called "The Great Recompilation" of the i386 software on archives without a x86_64 alternative.

The main objectives of this project are:

1. Cover as much as possible the gap between already existing i386 software and x86_64
2. Be as easy and quick as possible
3. The recompiled software should behave at minimum as the old do

The secondary objectives are:

1. Make a mmakefile.src for every software when possible (I known mmakefiles are a bit obscure for the most but eventually some LLM can help...)
2. Test them!
3. Push the software with a working mmakefile.src on AROS mainline ports GitHub or if not possible, push them on a custom GitHub/Lab, so it's possible for others to "easily" recompile them for other architectures (eg. aarch64, RISC-V etc.)

The priorities of this project are:

1. It should be as easy as possible so prioritize software that have a lot of downloads on archives and have sources available there or are easy to find
2. Recompile the old sources
3. Verify if it is possible to use updated sources but if became too time consuming, just stay with old sources (it should be quick)
4. If sources are not available on archives or easy to find, search for them on web and try your luck or if became too time consuming, skip and go with the next

I have started to update a spreadsheet and selected some software to start with in the next days.
The spreadsheet is available here:
https://docs.goog...sp=sharing

If anyone want to join the effort let me know so I so can enable the editing on the spreadsheet

This is really great project and I especially like the part about creating mmakefiles and posting to ports repository - while working on x86_64 this will enrich all other AROS architectures.