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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add Wine.
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=E5=AE=8B=E6=96=87=E6=AD=A6 <iyzsong@gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> =E5=AE=8B=E6=96=87=E6=AD=A6 <iyzsong@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> I can't get tests working, so leave them disabled.
>>
>> It=E2=80=99s OK to do that so we can move forward, but please leave a co=
mment
>> that explains the situation, above #:tests? #f.  The goal remains to
>> have tests running, eventually.
> By run it manually, it seem to me that many tests of wine are known to fa=
iled.

OK, well leave this as a comment.

>>> +    (arguments
>>> +     `(#:system "i686-linux"
>>
>> No, that=E2=80=99s not possible.  :-)
>> People should be able to use Wine regardless of their platform.
>>
>> What is the reason behind it?
> The goal is to have 32bit version wine for x86_64-linux.
> IMO, it's what most people want: to run 32bit windows applications.
>
> Yeah, for pure 64bit system `x86_64-linux', we can add wine64, which can =
run
> 64bit windows applications.

But can=E2=80=99t the 64-bit Wine run 32-bit Windows applications?  Is ther=
e any
loss of functionality by building it as x86_64 code?

> I have not try `mips64el-linux', but it sound mostly not working to me.

Yeah it probably doesn=E2=80=99t make much sense.

>> If some platforms are inherently not supported by Wine, then please add
>> a =E2=80=98supported-platforms=E2=80=99 field (there are examples in oth=
er files.)
> By set #:system to `i686-linux', I assunme it's same as:
>   `(supported-systems '("i686-linux" "x86_64-linux"))'

It=E2=80=99s not the same.  =E2=80=98supported-systems=E2=80=99 is required=
 if we assume that
Wine only runs on Intel.  #:system is only needed if there=E2=80=99s a stro=
ng
reason to force i686 builds.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.