On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:37:37 +0000, "Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kir...@onetel.net> wrote: > I do not know anything about ArchLinux. But is your 64-bit machine capable of > making 32-bit executables? The point is on Solaris, there would be two > versions > of the library, as one can make both 32 and 64-bit binaries on the same > system. > Clearly if your ArchLinux is limited to 64-bits only, then it will not apply.
I can't say I understand this fully, but from what I gather the philosophy in the Linux world is that a 64-bit system should be, as much as possible, purely 64-bit. There are some exceptions to allow for using software and libraries that are binary-only (mostly non-free stuff, e.g. skype) and that exist only as 32-bit. But if you have the source for your favorite program and you build it yourself, it is likely to build in 64-bit. Best, Alex -- Alex Ghitza -- Lecturer in Mathematics -- The University of Melbourne -- Australia -- http://www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~aghitza/ -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
