From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 25 06:23:18 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40DB216A4CE for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:23:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09BFE43D48 for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:23:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j2P6NHUs007768; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:23:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.NUXI.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j2P6NHsT007767; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:23:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:23:17 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: Astrodog Message-ID: <20050325062317.GB7662@dragon.NUXI.org> 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2fd864e05032415452721de81@mail.gmail.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 Ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:23:18 -0000 On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 03:45:50PM -0800, Astrodog wrote: > On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:54:45 -0800, David O'Brien 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)