Martin Costabel wrote: > David van der Spoel wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm wondering if there is an easy way to compile all packages in 64 >> bit mode? I noted that some packages are provided in two versions >> already, but I would like to be able to install one package in 64 bit >> mode, and automatically install all the dependencies in 64 bit mode as >> well. Any tips? > > If the dependent packages exist in 64bit variants and the dependencies > are correctly listed in the package descriptions, the automatic choice > you want would indeed be possible. It is a big "If", though. There is no > magic switch "build in 64bit mode". Every package that allows this > choice will have to be treated individually; you basically have to > create new packages. > > The rules for installing 64bit libraries exist in Fink, but this is a > porting effort like every other, someone has to do it. Depending on the > package, it might not be difficult, taking existing packages as models. > Currently I see only 2 packages, gmp and libmpfr1, that have 64bit > variants, but nobody is stopping you from creating 64bit variants for > other packages and submitting them for inclusion in Fink. > Can't one just set some compiler flags -m64 for C, C++ and linking? Why does one need to meddle with all the packages? Assuming most packages are configured with autoconf, adding --host=x86_64-apple-darwin --build=x86_64-apple-darwin to the configure line should probably suffice.
I understand that some packages might break when ported to 64 bit by simply adding these flags, however, most packages probably compile and work on linux x86_64 as well, so there won't be that many. In addition Apple are promising a true 64 bit OS next year. -- David van der Spoel, Ph.D., Professor of Biology Molec. Biophys. group, Dept. of Cell & Molec. Biol., Uppsala University. Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone: +46184714205. Fax: +4618511755. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://folding.bmc.uu.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel
