Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:23:17 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 Ports Message-ID: <20050325062317.GB7662@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <2fd864e05032415452721de81@mail.gmail.com> References: <2fd864e05032316492d805751@mail.gmail.com> <20050324011220.GA81046@isis.sigpipe.cz> <2fd864e050323182432f78eaa@mail.gmail.com> <20050324201036.GF60666@dragon.NUXI.org> <2fd864e05032412501c001a5d@mail.gmail.com> <20050324215445.GB99206@dragon.NUXI.org> <2fd864e05032415452721de81@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 03:45:50PM -0800, Astrodog wrote: > On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:54:45 -0800, David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 12:50:13PM -0800, Astrodog wrote: > > > We have 2 problems, that I see. > > > #1. Linux32 doesn't appear to be addressed for dependancies at all, > > > almost every linux-something port I've found, calls itsself i386 only, > > > and sometimes has minor RPM issues. > > > > What are the minor RPM issues? I knew there are some (see archives for > > the arguments over the way we currently igngore them). But a summary of > > current issues would be good. > > The two that come up, that I've seen, > Most all of the ports that rely on Linux compat, linux-jdk, > linux-mozilla, etc, don't use the RPM properly, they're labeled ONLY > FOT ARCHS i386. These are fixed with just adding amd64 to that list. Please post a typescript clearly showing the problem; or explain the situation in detail. The working Acroread on my amd64 desktop says things are working tolerably well. > Currently, without manual fetching and whatnot, you cannot easily > install i386 packages. With IA32 support included, it should be > possible to install 32-bit packages, and if the crosscompile is > viable, 32-bit only ports. This needs some architectural work that no one has wrapped their heads around. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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