Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:24:30 +0530 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What precisely would be the implications of turning off lib32 ? Message-ID: <DB8PR06MB644259BBB261120D26CB1348F66F0@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <20200630144241.834ad066.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <DB8PR06MB6442DD2E0046B01EE91383FCF66F0@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <20200630144241.834ad066.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 2020-06-30 18:12, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:50:41 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: >> Whenever I install FreeBSD, I see the installer automatically selects >> the lib32 distribution for installation. >> >> I often wonder what would happen if I turn off lib32. How does it affect >> my amd64 box ? > > Generally, a 64 bit system can execute 32 bit programs. If > those are linked against system libraries which on amd64 > are 64 bit, the program would not work as expected, so > there are 32 bit libraries for (potential) 32 bit programs > that you might wish to run. > > Hi Poly/others, But, from what I can imagine, there are no pre-installed 32-bit programs in an amd64 box. Further, if the user creates any of his/her own binaries, they too would be amd64. If my understanding is right, it should be : 1) entirely safe for the user to deselect the lib32 distribution; 2) considered by FreeBSD makers whether to have lib32 on by default at the time of installation. Your comments ? Regards, Manish Jain
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