On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:49:37 -0400
Ian Stakenvicius <axs@g.o> wrote:

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> On 17/06/12 11:53 AM, Michał Górny wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:46:00 +0200 Thomas Sachau <tommy@g.o>
> > wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> ... If I weren't using 32-bit libs, and now I want to compile
> >>> 32-bit wine, I have to recompile most of my libraries for both
> >>> ABIs. That is a no go for me.
> >> 
> >> So you want to build a 32bit package, which is depending on
> >> 32bit libs, but want to do that without the needed dependencies?
> >> Please tell me, how that works.
> > 
> > I'm trying to build a 32bit package and its 32bit dependencies.
> > Your solution involves building a 32bit package and rebuilding all
> > 64bit packages which happen to be its dependencies for no reason.
> 
> Wait, so a package will be re-emerged but only for the new ABI?  So
> we're looking at partial package installing now?

Not exactly. Rather being able to build multiple packages from a single
ebuild.

> Or is this going to make multi-ABI installs be more like the way
> crossdev works, where each individual package supporting multiple ABIs
> will be installed multiple times, independently?

Something like this, yet without writing additional ebuilds.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny