> Binary: My understanding is that a 32-bit binary can be run under > a 64-bit kernel, but you need a 32-bit environment to do so. > So any libraries the binary depends on also need to be built (for > x86-32) and installed in parallel with their x86-64 counterparts. > I could be wrong on this; I haven't verified the information's > authenticity, and I certainly haven't tried it.
IIRC, a while back there was much gnashing of teeth about how they hadn't quite dealt w/all the places where a 32bit app (along w/its various 32bit libs) and the 64bit kernel might disagree on the layout of various data structures, which is important since a number of syscalls involve pointers to structures in the caller's address space. I assume (hope) this is old news by now... _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
