diff --git a/architecture.py b/architecture.py
index 38e1317..b7609ba 100644
--- a/architecture.py
+++ b/architecture.py
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ import os
 
 import distribution
 
+X86 = 'x86_64'
+I86 = 'i686'
+
 
 class Architecture:
-    def __init__(self, name):
+    def __init__(self, name, bits):
         self.name = name
+        self.bits = bits
         self.distribution = distribution.Distribution(self)
         # TODO subsystems
         self.subsystems = {}
@@ -16,5 +20,7 @@ class Architecture:
         ]
         return os.linesep.join(lines)
 
-X86 = Architecture('x86_64')
-I86 = Architecture('i686')
+ARCHITECTURES = {
+    X86: Architecture(X86, 64),
+    I86: Architecture(I86, 32),
+}
diff --git a/arguments.py b/arguments.py
index aa098c0..bf19175 100644
--- a/arguments.py
+++ b/arguments.py
@@ -81,3 +81,7 @@ compression applying to archive
     )
 
     return vars(parser.parse_args())
+
+D = parse()
+
+architectures = D[ARCHITECTURES]
diff --git a/msys.py b/msys.py
index 9af1038..7369b4f 100644
--- a/msys.py
+++ b/msys.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SUBSYSTEMS = [SUBSYSTEM, 'clang', 'mingw', 'ucrt']
 
 
 def get_distribution(architecture):
-    return os.path.join(DISTRIBUTION, architecture)
+    return os.path.join(DISTRIBUTION, architecture.name)
 
 
 def get_subsystem(architecture, subsystem):
@@ -32,18 +32,17 @@ def get_subsystem(architecture, subsystem):
         list.append(CRT)
     list.append(subsystem)
     if subsystem == SUBSYSTEM:
-        list.append(architecture)
+        list.append(architecture.name)
     return os.sep.join(list)
 
 
 def get_subsystems(architecture, families):
     list = []
-    bits = ARCHITECTURES_BITS[architecture]
     for family in families:
         if family == SUBSYSTEM:
             subsystem = family
         else:
-            subsystem = f'{family}{bits}'
-        if subsystem in ARCHITECTURES_SUBSYSTEMS[architecture]:
+            subsystem = f'{family}{architecture.bits}'
+        if subsystem in ARCHITECTURES_SUBSYSTEMS[architecture.name]:
             list.append(subsystem)
     return list
diff --git a/remote.py b/remote.py
index 94703fc..1886111 100644
--- a/remote.py
+++ b/remote.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import repository
 class Remote(repository.Repository):
     def __init__(self, args):
         super().__init__(args[arguments.REMOTE])
-        self.architectures = args[arguments.ARCHITECTURES]
         self.subsystems = args[arguments.SUBSYSTEMS]
         self.load()
 
diff --git a/repository.py b/repository.py
index e6a69e4..93d0928 100644
--- a/repository.py
+++ b/repository.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 import os
 
+import architecture
+import arguments
+
 
 class Repository:
     def __init__(self, location):
         self.location = location
+        self.architectures = [architecture.ARCHITECTURES[a]
+                              for a in arguments.architectures]
 
     def __str__(self):
         lines = [
-            f'Location: {self.location}',
+            f'     Location: {self.location}',
+            f'Architectures: {[a.name for a in self.architectures]}',
         ]
         return os.linesep.join(lines)
diff --git a/subsystem.py b/subsystem.py
index 90421e7..d2bbf77 100644
--- a/subsystem.py
+++ b/subsystem.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import os
 
 MAIN = 'msys'
 
+FAMILIES = [MAIN, 'clang', 'mingw', 'ucrt']
+
 
 class SubSystem:
     def __init__(self, architecture):