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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 32 bit binaries: installing/running on amd64 system
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:28:29 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20051114092829.68e9a7d4@hactar.digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7bef1f890511131721u4dc8c9eeydb7d538599e3a879@mail.gmail.com>

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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:21:00 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote:

> I think this is a step in the right direction. However, does this apply
> to 32 bit binaries one might wish to install from an RPM, for example,
> or a DEB file, from a 32 bit dist?

Normally you just install those as normal. 32 bit binaries usually run
on AMD64 without modification. For example, I have openoffice-bin,
firefox-bin and vmware-workstation, all 32 bit packages, running on this
amd64 box.

The chroot is only needed if you want to build 32 bit binaries.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-11-14  9:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-11-13 22:39 [gentoo-user] 32 bit binaries: installing/running on amd64 system Alan E. Davis
2005-11-14  0:54 ` Greg Bur
2005-11-14  1:21   ` Alan E. Davis
2005-11-14  6:51     ` Greg Bur
2005-11-14  9:28     ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2005-11-14 14:14       ` Alan E. Davis
2005-11-14 14:37         ` Neil Bothwick
2005-11-14 14:47         ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
2005-11-14 21:11           ` Alan E. Davis
2005-11-14 21:29             ` Hemmann, Volker Armin

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