Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: "Anthony E. Caudel" <acaudel@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] 32-bit chroot
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 07:10:25
Message-Id: 447D40D2.6090105@gt.rr.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] 32-bit chroot by "Lars Tobias Børsting"
1 Lars Tobias Børsting wrote:
2 > "Anthony E. Caudel" <acaudel@×××××.com> writes:
3 >
4 >
5 >>I notice the handbook talks about a 32-bit chroot for the purpose of
6 >>running 32-bit apps.
7 >>
8 >>Will my existing x86 system (its on a separate partition) serve for
9 >>this purpose or do I need to set up a separate "chroot" system?
10 >
11 >
12 > There's much written about this already, check out these:
13 >
14 > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/amd64/howtos/index.xml?part=1&chap=2
15 > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_AMD64#Setting_up_a_32bit_chroot_environment
16 >
17
18 Read these and they were very informative but didn't answer my basic
19 question as to whether I can use my existing x86 partition as the
20 "chroot" system. I kinda get the impression from the howtos that this
21 might not be the best idea.
22
23 True or not?
24
25 Tony
26
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] 32-bit chroot Bernhard Auzinger <e0026053@×××××××××××××××××.at>
Re: [gentoo-amd64] 32-bit chroot Philip Lawatsch <philip@××××××××.at>