[gentoo-user] 32/64bit confusion

["tparker@etherstorm.net" <tparker@etherstorm.net>]

I have a new (first) gentoo amd64 install, multilib, and have been 
searching the docs, forums and google for information on how to handle 
emerges for 32bit programs on the 64bit install.

I have found some references to using -bin for 32bit programs (example: 
"emerge wine-bin" to get the 32bit version or "emerge wine" to get the 
64 bit version) but I haven't been able to get that to work; emerge 
wine-bin returns:  'emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "wine-bin".' 
Searches didn't turn up examples or explanations to help me find what I 
am doing wrong.

I also found references to making a chroot environment to use when 
running the 32bit programs, but they all made it sound like a short step 
from a dualboot - that I would not be able to use anything in my 64bit 
environment while that was running. For example, having a 32bit program 
running in windowed mode through wine while I have 64 bit work programs 
running on the same desktop, or 32 bit firefox (for flash) with the rest 
of the system 64bit.

The information must be in the documentation somewhere, but I am failing 
at finding the correct search terms to get me information newer than 
2005-2007. Thanks for any help you can give.