> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rhelv5-list- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert G. (Doc) Savage > Sent: 11 February 2010 13:18 > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Upgrade RHEL4 32 bit to RHEL5 64 bit ? > > > On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 11:36 +0000, Nick Lunt wrote: > > Hi > > > > anyone know if this upgrade path is supported/recommended please ? > > > > Thanks > > Nick. > > Nick, > > No to both questions. The devil is always in the details. The problem > you run into is that such a migration is not as simple as a one-for-one > replacement of every 32-bit component with its 64-bit counterpart. You > have to keep some. The transitional nature of many packages and the > non-availability of 64-bit versions of others mean both 32-bit and > 64-bit versions of some packages are often required. The dependency > combinations and permutations for 1500+ packages make such an upgrade a > Gordian knot -- with a similar solution. > > --Doc
Noted, thanks for the info. Do you know if there are any official Red Hat docs anywhere saying the same ? Nick. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4859 (20100211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
