Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Did devs change phonon flags without rev'ing package?

[Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 05:02:17 +0000 (UTC)
Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> wrote:

> 
> As I said, freedomware only, 64-bit-only is almost certainly easiest.  
> If, however, you're running servantware binaries of any sort, well, the 
> signature quote says it, you're effectively a slave to whatever whims the 
> master of that binary may have, and if they've never come out with 64-bit 
> or if you've never chosen to do whatever upgrade at whatever cost might 
> be required to get it, well...
> 

I am still very surprised that the mighty Intel Corporation has
not yet released a pure 64-bit ICC compiler for Linux -- and this
has been true for many, many years.  It would be interesting to try
out compiling some things with icc and the associated math performance
libraries, but the gentoo emerge always chokes with same "multilib
required" message whenever I try to build icc.

One possible workaround for those who may require the rare 32-bit
package at rare times would be to use the Gentoo LiveDVD which is
multilib in nature.  I am considering booting with LiveDVD whenever
I need to use a single 32-bit image processing program (which by the
way I have not been successful in converting to 64-bit even though
I have the full source code).  The Gentoo LiveDVD is nice bacause
it allows changes to persist.  One can incorporate custom configurations
and programs and expect to see them after the next boot.  The builders
of Gentoo LiveDVD did a great job with the latest release.

Frank Peter