On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Joey Parrish<jparr...@layerxtech.com> wrote: > I prefer pure 64-bit to multi-lib. Perhaps we should follow Debian's > example, where they make a pure 64-bit build (with symlinks from lib64 and > lib32 to lib) and put any 32-bit compatibility code into /emul/ia32-linux. > That way, 32-bit is segregated from 64-bit and can't cause confusion. > I've gone through Onward by hand to build a pure 64-bit system from a Debian > AMD64 host. I haven't done much with it other than boot it as a VM, but it > does work. > --Joey
I lean towards a pure 64bit system because it *should* work just fine. Of course fine is relative, and as evidenced by grub's incompatibility it would seem there are still some issues. This is my first go around with a 64bit build so it is a learning experience, and I have no idea what may or may not work with 64bit libs. It does appear that some build failures can be fixed with symlink tricks etc... I really do need to go back and look at debian's x86_64 install for some inspiration. Thanks for the feedback, Robert Baker -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
