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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Advice for 64-bit n00b?
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 23:56:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201003032356.12636.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201003032251.10918.michaelkintzios@gmail.com>

On Mittwoch 03 März 2010, Mick wrote:

> So how 'safe' is it these days to build a 64bit only system?  Would you end
> up having to rebuild with multilibs because many apps which won't work on
> a pure 64bit build?


no, it is not safe to have a 64bit only system. Just choose the multilib 
profile and start installing. If something needs the 32bit emul libs, it will 
pull the stuff in. There is nothing you need to care about.



  reply	other threads:[~2010-03-03 22:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-03-03 15:29 [gentoo-user] Advice for 64-bit n00b? Stroller
2010-03-03 15:32 ` Alan McKinnon
2010-03-03 17:04 ` Stroller
2010-03-03 20:04   ` Alan McKinnon
2010-03-03 22:50     ` Mick
2010-03-03 22:56       ` Volker Armin Hemmann [this message]
2010-03-04  6:44         ` Graham Murray
2010-03-04  7:19           ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2010-03-04  8:16             ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2010-03-04  8:56             ` Stroller
2010-03-04  9:15               ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2010-03-04 12:02                 ` Mick
2010-03-05  1:52               ` Walter Dnes
2010-03-04  7:23           ` [gentoo-user] " Zeerak Mustafa Waseem
2010-03-04  7:30           ` Alan McKinnon

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