Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Multilib or not?
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:07:00
Message-Id: 200811211306.45577.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Multilib or not? by Tonko
1 On Freitag 21 November 2008, Tonko wrote:
2 > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
3 >
4 > <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote:
5 > > On Freitag 21 November 2008, Tonko Mulder wrote:
6 > >> I was wondering since flash has been released for x86_64 and simply
7 > >> can't find a program on my laptop which uses emul-linux-x86-*
8 > >> If I could just move to a no-multilib profile.
9 > >>
10 > >> As I've read, life get's easier with the no-multilib profile. :)
11 > >
12 > > why? what is easier - from a user POV of removing multilib?
13 > > You might hit a scenario where you need some 32bit app soon - and despite
14 > > Duncan's claim, not all 32bit apps are closed source.
15 >
16 > Than I would have to choose to whether use the 32-bit chroot as Duncan
17 > proposed or I could restore a backup of my current multilib system.
18
19 and loose everything you did in the mean time. Really, what is the upside of
20 removing multilib?