On Sunday 16 August 2009, Thomas Sachau wrote: > Let me introduce a nice project, which was started by some users: > > Since the emul-linux-x86-* packages for 32bit libs for amd64 users are > neither easy to maintain nor up-to-date, some users started to implement an > eclass, which allows to build requested libs with additional 32bit support. > Later i joined them and helped them improving it a bit, but it was and > still is mainly their project, they do the main work keeping this overlay > up-to-date. > > Also this overlay is a nice idea to drop emul-linux-x86-* packages, it > either requires continual work or modification of many ebuilds in main tree > to support this in long term. To avoid this, i took the original multilib > portage patch from kanaka, adjusted it to the current portage code and > added the ideas and code from the eclass version. The result is now a > portage, which is able to build any ebuild with additional 32bit lib > support. > > The current main regression are ebuilds and eclasses, which do not support > this (e.g. perl modules and mysql). > > If anyone is interested: > > -for the eclass version, which is mainly maintained by users and is mainly > intended to only replace the emul-linux-x86-* package: just add it via > "layman -a multilib" (it should be pretty stable and mostly working). > > -for the portage version: It is also in the multilib overlay, but in a > different branch called portage-multilib. To use this, you should read the > instructions at [1] (doc/portage-multilib-instructions). This one should > also mainly work, but there is probably a good amount of packages in the > main tree, which may refuse to work with it. > > Bugreports: preferred way is #gentoo-multilib-overlay at irc.freenode.org, > but we also have an alias, where you can contact us: multi...@g.o > > [1]: http://github.com/sjnewbury/multilib-overlay/tree/portage-multilib
Good work, Unfortunately my 64 bit system is currently non-functional, but when it is working again (when I replace parts) I'll try the portage stuff out. Paul -- Paul de Vrieze Email: pau...@gentoo.org
