From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 13 16:30:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68F091065677 for ; Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bakul@bitblocks.com) Received: from mail.bitblocks.com (bitblocks.com [64.142.15.60]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 534E98FC1F for ; Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bakul@bitblocks.com) Received: from bitblocks.com (localhost.bitblocks.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.bitblocks.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 153205B55; Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:14 -0700 (PDT) To: Pete French In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 13 May 2008 16:59:11 BST." Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:14 -0700 From: Bakul Shah Message-Id: <20080513163015.153205B55@mail.bitblocks.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing an installed system from i386 to amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:16 -0000 On Tue, 13 May 2008 16:59:11 BST Pete French wrote: > > In the 64 bit FreeBSD world, /usr/lib32 contains libraries > > for the x86 binaries and /lib, /usr/lib contain 64 bit > > libraries so a straight install may mess things up. At the > > very least you should backup your 32 bit root partition -- > > but I have a feeling my advice is already too late :-) > > heh, not too late, am not *that* impulsive - but I don't > see why this will mess things up ? Surely thats exactly what > I want to happen, for /usr/lib to become 64 bit to go > with the binaries which will aalso become 64 bit. If you run only the latest standard binaries you are right but typically one acquires useful things over time and it is not always possible to recompile them and also, why bother.