Alexander,
Thank you for the link.
Did I miss the question if I wanted a 32 bit or 64 bit Fink installation
when I originally installed it? If not, then shouldn't Fink include such a
question? I think the average user would expect his/her new 64 bit machine
to be just that ....all applications compiled as 64 bit.
Paul
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Alexander Hansen <
[email protected]> wrote:
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> On 11/8/10 9:31 AM, Paul Cantalupo wrote:
> > Alexander,
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Alexander Hansen
> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > There's nothing wrong with your Fink setup. I'm assuming that what's
> > going on is that your Fink is 32-bit (you didn't specify).
> >
> >
> > How do I make my Fink 64-bit? I couldn't find anything in the FAQ. I
> > want to make my Fink applications as fast as possible. Would seem like a
> > waste to have a 32 bit Fink on Snow Leopard.
> >
> >
> > Apple's
> > compilers on Snow Leopard build as 64-bit by default, so your test
> > example is expecting to link to 64-bit libraries.
> >
> > The fix is mentioned in
> >
> >
> http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-general.php?phpLang=en#compile-myself
> >
> > specifically,
> >
> > export PATH=/sw/var/lib/fink/path-prefix-10.6:$PATH
> >
> > which puts special scripts that wrap the compilers with
> > architecture-appropriate flags at the head of the PATH. That way
> your
> > "gcc42" will know to build as 32-bit.
> >
> >
> > This worked. Thank you!
> >
> >
> > - --
> > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
> > Fink User Liaison
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> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
>
> There's no "switch" per se. You have to bootstrap a new Fink tree and
> select 64-bit mode. You can capture a list of your installed packages
> in your current tree to help expedite the transition:
>
> http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/starting-anew/
>
> - --
> Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
> Fink User Liaison
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