From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Giorgos Keramidas Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: add etc/PROBLEMS entry for building 32-bit exe on 64-bit system Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:23:50 +0200 Message-ID: <20070115062349.GD2855@kobe.laptop> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1168884953 2579 80.91.229.12 (15 Jan 2007 18:15:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:15:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Andreas Schwab , rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jan 15 19:15:48 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1H6Vb4-0002z2-BG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:26:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H6NuI-00043o-TV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:13:34 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H6NtQ-0003cK-Ma for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:12:40 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H6NtQ-0003bx-7K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:12:40 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H6NtQ-0003bu-19 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:12:40 -0500 Original-Received: from [62.1.205.36] (helo=igloo.linux.gr) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1H6NtN-00076J-QF; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:12:38 -0500 Original-Received: from kobe.laptop (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id l0F9Bt92027212 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:12:01 +0200 Original-Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0F9BW2I001599; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:11:48 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Original-Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l0F6No6R003031; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:23:50 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Original-To: Glenn Morris Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (cached, score=-3.475, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.72, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:65205 Archived-At: On 2007-01-09 23:14, Glenn Morris wrote: > Actually, I don't know any more if I'm asking for a reasonable thing. > Should I expect to be able to _compile_ 32-bit apps on an x86_64 > system, or just _run_ them? The fact that almost none of the OS > "devel" packages exist in 32-bit form suggests the latter. This depends on the availability of 32-bit versions of the runtime libraries. On some systems, both versions of the libraries are installed, or are available for installation. On others, only the 'native' binary format is supported.