Re: [gentoo-user] Choosing a new profile: multilib or not?
On Tuesday 23 Dec 2014 03:44:30 Andrew Savchenko wrote: On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:53:06 + Mick wrote: It used to be the case that adobe flash and other applications would not work with a no-multilib profile. However, I was surprised to see that a previous no-multilib installation of mine was able to play flash in Firefox. So, I thought of asking here if there is any reason to avoid installing a no-multilib profile these days. What applications binary (e.g. Skype) or source compiled won't work with no- multilib? For skype you have to either build qt, X11 and some other libs with multilib support (abi_x86_32) or use emul-linux-x86-* prebuilt packages. Either way your system will end up with 32-bit libraries installed, but in case of multilib they will be optimized for your hardware and use cases (*FLAGS and USE). Thanks Andrew, I was afraid that the user will ask one day for some binary or obscure application that *must* use 32bit objects and then I would be faced with a reinstall, or chroot. Therefore, I bit the bullet now and am installing with multilib support. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] Choosing a new profile: multilib or not?
It used to be the case that adobe flash and other applications would not work with a no-multilib profile. However, I was surprised to see that a previous no-multilib installation of mine was able to play flash in Firefox. So, I thought of asking here if there is any reason to avoid installing a no-multilib profile these days. What applications binary (e.g. Skype) or source compiled won't work with no- multilib? -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Choosing a new profile: multilib or not?
On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:53:06 + Mick wrote: It used to be the case that adobe flash and other applications would not work with a no-multilib profile. However, I was surprised to see that a previous no-multilib installation of mine was able to play flash in Firefox. So, I thought of asking here if there is any reason to avoid installing a no-multilib profile these days. What applications binary (e.g. Skype) or source compiled won't work with no- multilib? For skype you have to either build qt, X11 and some other libs with multilib support (abi_x86_32) or use emul-linux-x86-* prebuilt packages. Either way your system will end up with 32-bit libraries installed, but in case of multilib they will be optimized for your hardware and use cases (*FLAGS and USE). Best regards, Andrew Savchenko pgpE9EeFAs2rB.pgp Description: PGP signature
