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On Saturday 24 June 2006 20:11, Jarry wrote: |
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> I have an Athlon64-based computer, with gentoo/amd64 installed. |
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> How can I install/use x86 software packages, if there is no amd64? |
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The keyword (amd64, ~amd64, x86...) specifies on which platforms it was tested |
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and whether it's stable or not. The package does not change by the addition of |
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a keyword. |
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> For example, I would like to install sxid and spamass-milter, |
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> but there is no amd64-version of sxid, and only ~amd64 version |
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> of spamass-milter. Is there any way to install and use x86 |
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> versions? |
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The ~amd64 keyword just means it is not stable. The missing (~)amd64 keyword |
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means it has not been at all tested on amd64 platform. It may work and you may |
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test it but success is obviously not guaranteed. This is covered by the |
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handbook [1]. |
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To test a package that has the ~amd64 keyword do this: |
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# echo "$category/$name ~amd64" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords |
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To test a package that misses any amd64 keywords you may do this: |
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# echo "$category/$name -* ~*" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords |
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This is of course your own responsibility. If it works on amd64 but has no |
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(~)amd64 keyword you should file a bug (if it hasn't already been done) |
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requesting the addition of the ~amd64 keyword. |
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[1]http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1#doc_chap4 |
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Bo Andresen |
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