On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 09:08:54AM -0700, Daniel Schepler wrote: >> I was thinking that x32 would just duplicate the linux-image-*-amd64 >> packages, >> similar to the way i386 currently generates amd64 kernel packages. > [...] > > No, that's a pre-multiarch legacy. It will be gone in wheezy+1 (if > not sooner). Any x32 installation should be multiarch amd64 + x32 > (optionally + i386).
Ah, good to hear. > Because it takes more archive space, more auto-builder resources, and > offers minimal performance benefits over i386 for most programs. > > However, I hope that Debian can start to support 'partial > architectures' where we deliberately only build some packages. Then > we could build selected packages for x32 where the performance > benefit is found to be worthwhile. OK, I guess that would be a discussion best carried over to debian-devel -- and postponed until after the upcoming release. -- Daniel Schepler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cadf0c459yjpw5erkgydbcvyi4dny9ccjwq872ebvzonm1ft...@mail.gmail.com
