[NTLUG:Discuss] Fwd: AMD 64 Bit Distro -- your first 32/64-bit library issue (continued)]

[David Simmons]

Guys,

I know there's some AMD64 creators/users/programmers here - can anyone
shed some light on this message from another LUG?

Thanks - Dave
P.S.  Be sure to cc: the address below so they get it or I can post if
it's closed.

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On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 01:48, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> You want to get stuff that is built for Fedora Core 1 AMD64, for sure.
> That way, you don't have to deal with it, other people do.
> Right, that's the question.  How is Mozilla built?  32-bit, that's what
> the README says.  But against what libraries?  And how?
> These are larger questions I have not gotten into.  Once I get a dual-Opteron
> system later in the year, I'll let you know.
>    ...   
> Hmmm, I'm browing through the Fedora Extra's repositories and they might
> _not_ have x86-64 binaries.  But even if they don't, it _should_ be built
> correctly for using the 32-bit libraries, and installing the proper
> 32-bit libraries.  Hmmm, I need to research this more.

Okay, I did some checking between the i386 and x86-64 releases of FC1.  
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/1/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/  
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/1/x86_64/os/Fedora/RPMS/  

The x86_64 version doesn't come with anything but a x86_64 version of
libgtk, found in RPM package gtk+-devel.  Normally both Mozilla and
Firefox require GTK+, and a "rpm -qR" verifies this.  I even downloaded
Mozilla 1.4.1 from the x86_64 version (which is a i386 package) and it
to requires the same library.

This is perplexing.  Maybe the x86_64 version of GTK+ in FC1 for x86_64
_does_ include x86 support?  I'm not sure.  If so, then maybe all you do
need is a symlink.  But you said you tried copying it and it didn't
work.  Hmmm.  Was maybe a "ldconfig" just needed?  No, that wouldn't be
it.

The plot thickens.

In any case, I'd try grabbing Firefox from Fedora Extras (Fedora.US) and
see if it works.  You can configure Yam to do so (you currently do not
have Yam to do so), or get Apt and use my sources.list.  It's up to you.

Oh yeah, you probably want to use a _different_ sources.list _instead_,
so it defaults to x86_64 _first_ (doh!).  I'll try to make you up one. 
Ugh.  Totally forgot.  And Fedora.US doesn't have a x86_64 Apt
repository up yet, so I'll have to use RedHat.COM instead.