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On Thu, 24 May 2007 17:51:09 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: |
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> You can probably share all of them, but just realize the distfiles for |
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> x86 won't be usable for amd64 and vice-versa (unless you're going to |
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> use an x86 distfile on the amd64 because there isn't an amd64 version |
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> available). |
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Of course they will, because they contains source code. Of course, |
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sometimes there will be different versions of a package marked stable in |
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x86 and amd64, and some patch files are arch-specific, but generally most |
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packages use the same source files whatever the architecture. I use a |
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shared $DISTDIR for x86, ~x86, ~amd64 and ~ppc systems. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Do hungry crows have ravenous appetites? |