Yuri Pimenov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skribis: > Simon Stelling wrote: > >Yuri Pimenov wrote: > >> Today I switched my profile from x86 to amd64 and have problems > >> rebuilding the system. > >> I know that AMD64 FAQ states that it is impossible to upgrade from x86 > >> to amd64, > >> and it's better to perform the "fresh install". But is that really so? > > > >Do you think we don't know what we're saying? Please, follow the docs and do > >a fresh install. > > > Nope, I supposed that this FAQ may be little bit outdated. Besides the > question was in meaning > "why I can't do that"? FAQ tells nothing for a curious one.
The main reason is that your x86 installation has neither the libraries nor the tools to run or build amd64 programs, and never will. -- Barry.SCHWARTZ at chemoelectric.org http://chemoelectric.org Free stuff / Senpagaj varoj: http://crudfactory.com (PDF) 'Democracies don't war; democracies are peaceful countries.' - Bush (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051219-2.html)
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