On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 07:42:46PM +0200, Simon Stelling wrote: > > Also, you can't compare sparc32/sparc64 to x86/amd64: sparc64 is just a > 64bit kernel with a 32bit userland. For users who want that, there is > already a keyword: x86.
Actually, what I want is a 32-bit x86 userland with a 64-bit kernel and multilib'd gcc, bintools, and glibc. In other words, a 32-bit userland that my users can still compile and run their 64-bit number crunchers on. They don't need 64-bit X11, KDE, GNOME, etc. They do, however, want their Flash and Acroread plugins to work. I've kludged together such a system by hand and it's quite nice. Browser plugins and binary-only programs (StarOffice, etc.) work as expected. gcc defaults to building 32-bit binaries that still work on my users' older systems, but a quick "-m64" will deliver the 64-bit goodness (use as directed.) Anyone have a way of doing this that doesn't involve wholesale plundering of binaries from an amd64 box? Some funky bouillabaisse of use flags, profiles, and gcc hoodoo? Or am I the only one who thinks this is a pretty neat idea (digital watches notwithstanding)? -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
