> On 10/11/2011 08:40 AM, Juha Erkkilä wrote: > > Hi, I just found this software called scratch, and I noticed that > > on page http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_on_Linux you recommend > > installing it on 64-bit AMD-architecture with: > > > > sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i > > ./scratch_1.4.0.1-0ubuntu5_i386.deb > > > > If that works, then files in package are very likely architecture > > independent, and it would be better to simply create a > > debian-package > > that installs without that "--force-architecture"-switch. > > > > You can do this by changing the line "Architecture: i386" > > to "Architecture: all" in > > http://ppa.launchpad.net/scratch/ppa/ubuntu/pool/main/s/scratch/scratch_1.4.0.1-0ubuntu5.diff.gz > > (or from where that is generated, actually), and building > > a new package. This makes the package architecture independent, > > and installing it on 64-bit will not be such a hassle. > > > > Juha
> Is it that easy?! That would be so great... :) > > However, it looks like "all" means all architectures, and we don't > expect it'll work on stuff like powerpc. Also, the plugins won't > compile > properly for 64 bit architectures AFAIK. I think that's our > roadblock. > > Do you think it's worth trying i386,x86_64 ? Is that an option? According to http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Architecture: ... "a list of specific and wildcard architectures separated by spaces" ... "Architecture: i386 x86_64" might work. But I was actually a bit too hasty, as I did not check that the package contains its own squeak_vm binary, so it should not be flagged "all" or "x86_64". If it would simply rely on an external squeakvm binary, the scratch package could be made architecture independent. Anyway, my motive for writing about this is that I am considering trying it out on a 64-bit setting where using --force-architecture is not a reasonable option, but if there are issues with the software itself then I think using it only in 32-bit environments is perhaps a better idea. Juha _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~scratch Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~scratch More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
