Re: [gentoo-amd64] How to install multilib'ed version of any library (for real multilib for x86 and x86_64 for every libraries)?

[Homer Parker <hparker@gentoo.org>]

On Mon, 2009-11-30 at 02:14 +0800, Cheng Renquan wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:54 PM, raxas <raxas@pavouk-v-rohu.net> wrote:
> >> Furthermore, if compiling any other 32bit program on gentoo-amd64, it may
> >>  need other more 32bit of libraries,
> >
> > You can use a chroot wrapped with linux32 (sys-apps/util-linux) to build a
> [...]
> Thank you, I know this approach already, but it will duplicate all
> static files like etc, share, doc, man, var, ... wasting space;

	bind mount /etc and /var to the chroot (*If* everything is compatible),
use FEATUES="nodoc,noman,etc" in the make.conf in the chroot.

> Just a simple problem:
> 1) if other linux distros can achieve, why gentoo not?

	Simple answer, how many of them are installed from source? There is
work being done on true multilib support in gentoo, /join
#gentoo-multilib (or something named that obvious, I'm on a junk
internet connection atm and not sure this reply will make it out
today :P )

-- 
Homer Parker <hparker@gentoo.org>