AMD64 Ports

[Astrodog]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:23:17 -0800, David O'Brien <obrien at freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 03:45:50PM -0800, Astrodog wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:54:45 -0800, David O'Brien <obrien at freebsd.org> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 12:50:13PM -0800, Astrodog wrote:
> > > > We have 2 problems, that I see.
> > > > #1. Linux32 doesn't appear to be addressed for dependancies at all,
> > > > almost every linux-something port I've found, calls itsself i386 only,
> > > > and sometimes has minor RPM issues.
> > >
> > > What are the minor RPM issues?  I knew there are some (see archives for
> > > the arguments over the way we currently igngore them).  But a summary of
> > > current issues would be good.
> >
> > The two that come up, that I've seen,
> > Most all of the ports that rely on Linux compat, linux-jdk,
> > linux-mozilla, etc,  don't use the RPM properly, they're labeled ONLY
> > FOT ARCHS i386. These are fixed with just adding amd64 to that list.
> 
> Please post a typescript clearly showing the problem; or explain the
> situation in detail.  The working Acroread on my amd64 desktop says
> things are working tolerably well.
> 
Alright.

> > Currently, without manual fetching and whatnot, you cannot easily
> > install i386 packages. With IA32 support included, it should be
> > possible to install 32-bit packages, and if the crosscompile is
> > viable, 32-bit only ports.
> 
> This needs some architectural work that no one has wrapped their heads
> around.
> 

How complete is the IA32 support? And... I guess there should be a
compat/ia32, or somesuch?

> -- David  (obrien at FreeBSD.org)
>