On Jul 29, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Lars Rosengreen wrote: > >> > On a sort of related note, another common lisp implementation I >> > maintain now has a 64bit G5 specific version in addition to the >> > original generic powerpc version. What can I do to ensure that >> only >> > someone with a G5 installs the G5 version? Is there a virtual >> package >> > or something I can depend on? >> >> What do you mean by a 64bit version? Is this a version with 64bit >> libraries and 64bit executables? (You can determine this by using / >> usr/bin/file, or attempting to run otool on the files, which won't >> work for 64bit files -- there is a corresponding otool64 for them.) >> 64bit libraries cannot be mixed and matched with 32bit libraries, and >> the tentative decision for fink is to use %p/lib64 instead of %p/lib >> for these libraries. There is only one package at the moment which >> builds 64bit libraries, gmp-64bit, which you could use as a guide. >> Some of its features were described in an aerlier post to fink-devel: >> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel/13045 > > This package (64bit version of openmcl) doesn't create any libraries, > but there is an executable and lisp heap image, both 64bit, and both > specific to 64bit powerpc processors. Hmm I suppose what I could do > is depend on the 64bit-cpu virtual package and then also have an > Architecture: powerpc line in the info file. That seems like it > should work. I'm not sure about the package name, though. Following > your lead, I should name the package openmcl-64bit, which seems a > little too generic in this case. Maybe openmcl-ppc64bit? >
Well, I've been trying to set this up so that when we have 64bit intel processors, one can use the same names, install locations, etc. for 64bit objects on either processor. Thus, I would recommend using the Architecture: powerpc flag, but not including ppc in the package name, since someday a similar facility may become available for intel as well. -- Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
