Plan needed for switching m68k to 32-bit alignment

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Hello,

the m68k port has reached the point where switching the default alignment
from 16-bit to 32-bit is inevitable as the number of packages affected by
alignment issues have become too large. It even includes Python 3.13 these
days.

Since I don't think the situation is getting better by postponing action here
in the future, I suggest that we have a virtual meetup soonish to discuss a
strategy for switching the port over.

Maybe a page could be created either on the Debian or Gentoo Wiki to draft a design
for switching over. Geert also mentioned that we should use this transition to clean
up the kernel ABI by removing old syscalls and switch the kernel to asm-generic which
is why I have included Arnd Bergmann in the CC list.

Please join #gentoo-m68k on Libera if you want to discuss this issue.

Adrian

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