Build 64 bits flavor images

[quilicicf]

Affects: 0.0.480

Issue

We're using the builder-maven image to build our applications and that build uses binaries that only run on a 64-bits OS.

I think that the 32 bits image was a conscious choice on your side (given you specifically use Java 32 bits) probably to slim the images down?

Proposed solution(s)

I'd like to propose a few solutions to fuel the discussion on that topic which from what I gather might have deep impacts if implemented

1. Switch builder-base to 64 bits
2. Build two flavors of builder-base for 32 & 64 bits and propagate these flavors to all children
3. Build a builder-base-64 image and start migrating all children one by one

The first would have a strong impact on all users but there are going to be more and more 64 bits only tools out there so it might be all right.

The second would probably be the heaviest but cleanest of them all with no impacts on current users.

The third would have no impacts on current users and would allow on-demand workload distribution but might not be as clean as the second.

Do you think any of those is possible? Is there another option that I don't see?

Thanks for developing those images anyway, we heavily rely on them and they're pretty useful!

[PierreReliquet]

Any update or opinion on that topic?