I am looking at several 32 bit binary packages that are only downloadable as 32 bit rpms or debs. For example: fledermaus and a related 3D viewer for bathymetry files, and two different video editors. They are not available as source, and they certainly are not available as ebuilds, or prepackaged in any way.
So, I can copy the binaries etc by hand into the chroot environment? Or perhaps even unpack using "rpm" or apt? WOuld I need to produce an ebuild of some kind? (Something akin to climbing Mt. Everest, I guess).
Thanks again,
Alan
On 11/14/05, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:21:00 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote:
> I think this is a step in the right direction. However, does this apply
> to 32 bit binaries one might wish to install from an RPM, for example,
> or a DEB file, from a 32 bit dist?
Normally you just install those as normal. 32 bit binaries usually run
on AMD64 without modification. For example, I have openoffice-bin,
firefox-bin and vmware-workstation, all 32 bit packages, running on this
amd64 box.
The chroot is only needed if you want to build 32 bit binaries.
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Neil Bothwick
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