>
> I do find it surprising/curious/mystifying that I can run, for
> instance, a 32-bit Firefox with 32-bit helper apps, all running from
> the chrooted environment, but as far as I can tell, you are saying it
> will be using a 64-bit version of X, along with 64-bit ATI drivers,
> 64-bit Alsa and a 64-bit kernel, etc., to display the web pages and do
> the audio.
>
> I'm sure I don't have this quite right in my mind yet. I presume that
> to build FIrefox and mplayer in the chrooted environemnt I will end up
> building a 32-bit version of X, etc., but I guess it's not used?
>
That is correct, your 32 bit chroot will need all 32 bit apps built for
the required libraries. This means you will have another full compile of X
and other dependencies (thats why you need lots of diskspace).
When the actual 32 bit X app starts up, it will use sockets to talk
directly to your 64 bit X server.
This is the same as starting a X application on a remote system with X
forwarding. The actual code is executed on the remote system (what ever
the platform is) and the display is sent of the network and displayed on
your local X server.
Random Thought:
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Twice is coincidence,
Three times is enemy action.
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