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From: James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Solved: ABI_X86=
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:07:33
Message-Id: loom.20160301T180540-762@post.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Solved: ABI_X86= by Mick
1 Mick <michaelkintzios <at> gmail.com> writes:
2
3 > As Alan explained the setting of ABI_X86 globally will force *all* of your
4 > packages to build 32bit binaries. IMHO, an awful waste of electrons.
5
6 Thx Alan. agreed.
7
8 > Why don't you just set ABI_X86 only for the packages that request it, in
9 > package.use?
10
11 I put those 32 bit entries into /etc/portage/package.use/abi.use to keep
12 them separate. Yes I agree with what you guys are saying.
13
14 thx,
15 James