Incorporating multilib into base 13.1 install
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From: Andy on 16 May 2010 21:09 Is it as simple as replacing the gcc packages with the multilib equivalents and adding the remaining libs to their respective directories, or is there more? Andy
From: Loki Harfagr on 17 May 2010 02:58 Sun, 16 May 2010 20:09:55 -0500, Andy did cat : > Is it as simple as replacing the gcc packages with the multilib > equivalents and adding the remaining libs to their respective > directories, or is there more? > > Andy there's a bit more, it'll imply reading quickly the 20 or 30 first lines of this page and do the two or three things like mkdir or cd without making a mistake about the name of the directory ;-) http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ By the way, thank you very much Eric Hameleers for that piece of work.
From: Peter Chant on 17 May 2010 03:15 Loki Harfagr wrote: > > there's a bit more, it'll imply reading quickly the 20 or 30 first lines > of this page and do the two or three things like mkdir or cd without > making a mistake about the name of the directory ;-) > http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ > > By the way, thank you very much Eric Hameleers for that piece of work. Indeed, the process is simple and flawless. Perhaps it could be further scripted and added into mainstream slack? Pete -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk
From: Eric Hameleers on 17 May 2010 13:12 Peter Chant schreef: > Loki Harfagr wrote: >> there's a bit more, it'll imply reading quickly the 20 or 30 first lines >> of this page and do the two or three things like mkdir or cd without >> making a mistake about the name of the directory ;-) >> http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ >> >> By the way, thank you very much Eric Hameleers for that piece of work. > > Indeed, the process is simple and flawless. Perhaps it could be further > scripted and added into mainstream slack? > > Pete This page describes the multilib upgrade process and the possibilities in detail: http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:multilib And to answer the other question: Slackware64 will "forever" remain pure 64-bit. No multilib packages are planned in /extra either. Eric
From: Peter Chant on 18 May 2010 03:12
Eric Hameleers wrote: > Peter Chant schreef: >> Loki Harfagr wrote: >>> there's a bit more, it'll imply reading quickly the 20 or 30 first lines >>> of this page and do the two or three things like mkdir or cd without >>> making a mistake about the name of the directory ;-) >>> http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/ >>> >>> By the way, thank you very much Eric Hameleers for that piece of work. >> >> Indeed, the process is simple and flawless. Perhaps it could be further >> scripted and added into mainstream slack? >> >> Pete > > This page describes the multilib upgrade process and the possibilities > in detail: > http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:multilib > Yes, got that. Simple, easy to follow and quick. > And to answer the other question: Slackware64 will "forever" remain > pure 64-bit. No multilib packages are planned in /extra either. Ah. Pity it can't go in extra, as going multilib is one of the first things I do after installing. I wonder how common that is? Pete -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk |