Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Anthony Metcalf <nevyn@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo x86 to AMD64
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:48:43
Message-Id: 48AEDFD0.2090008@anferny.me.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo x86 to AMD64 by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
2 >
3 >
4 > no.
5 >
6
7 Why?
8 > Easiest way: complete reinstall.
9 >
10 >
11 What about re-building every single package, and re-installing it isn't
12 a complete -reinstall?
13
14 I can understand that this wouldn't work without the re-boot to live cd
15 step, as you would end up with incompatible libraries/binaries, and with
16 a 32bit kernel trying to run 64bit apps and crap.....but this should
17 avoid all that, with minimal downtime.....

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo x86 to AMD64 Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo x86 to AMD64 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>