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Yuri Pimenov <yuri@×××××××××××××.com> skribis: |
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> Simon Stelling wrote: |
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> >Yuri Pimenov wrote: |
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> >> Today I switched my profile from x86 to amd64 and have problems rebuilding the system. |
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> >> I know that AMD64 FAQ states that it is impossible to upgrade from x86 to amd64, |
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> >> and it's better to perform the "fresh install". But is that really so? |
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> > |
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> >Do you think we don't know what we're saying? Please, follow the docs and do a fresh install. |
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> > |
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> Nope, I supposed that this FAQ may be little bit outdated. Besides the question was in meaning |
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> "why I can't do that"? FAQ tells nothing for a curious one. |
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The main reason is that your x86 installation has neither the |
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libraries nor the tools to run or build amd64 programs, and never |
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will. |
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Barry.SCHWARTZ at chemoelectric.org http://chemoelectric.org |
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Free stuff / Senpagaj varoj: http://crudfactory.com (PDF) |
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'Democracies don't war; democracies are peaceful countries.' - Bush |
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(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051219-2.html) |
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