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From: "Zoltán Kócsi" <zoltan@××××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Multilib help
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:21:31
Message-Id: 20180704192116.23e0d5da@linux-0ft9
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Multilib help by Arve Barsnes
1 On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 09:25:41 +0200
2 Arve Barsnes <arve.barsnes@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > [...]
5 > An example: I have a file /etc/portage/package.use/abix86 where I put
6 > lines like these for packages I need installed in a 32-bit flavour (in
7 > addition to the 64-bit my normal system uses):
8 >
9 > dev-db/sqlite abi_x86_32
10 > dev-libs/glib abi_x86_32
11 > etc...
12
13 Brilliant! Works like a charm.
14
15 Now if someone could just tell me what to read so I understand what
16 I'm doing. Please... I hate it when I don't know what's going on.
17
18 Is there a detailed description on how portage works, what are these
19 magic directories/files/variables?
20
21 Thanks,
22
23 Zoltan

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Re: [gentoo-user] Multilib help Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>