Please, do NOT address messages to me; unless there is a very good reason to take this OFF list. * Francesco Pietra <frapietra@alice.it> [2006:06:02:15:56:55+0200] scribed: > Yes, better avoiding mixing. Please, list members in the know, correct me if I have reached a misunderstanding with this. amd64 repositories for sarge ARE actually 64-bit ports. amd64 repositories for sarge are kept separate from standard debian repositories; but, they are -- for all intents and purposes -- "as good as" official debian packages. Have I misunderstood? > The only solution seems to be compiling a deb package from source. <snip /> Yes, that is an option. However, I understand that using mirrors from the following site gives you debian quality, sarge-specific, 64-bit packages: <http://amd64.debian.net/README.mirrors.html> Again, have I misunderstood? > francesco pietra > > On Friday 02 June 2006 15:52, you wrote: > > * Francesco Pietra <frapietra@alice.it> [2006:06:02:14:27:55+0200] scribed: > > > Movin to amd64 debian testing, I am trying to runfrom X-system window > > > manager a scientific application that requires (on 32 debian) libmotif3. > > > Not present on deian 64 repositories. Is any equivalent. > > > > I find this: > > > > # apt-cache policy libmotif3 > > libmotif3: > > Installed: (none) > > Candidate: 2.2.3-1 > > Version table: > > 2.2.3-1 0 > > 100 ftp://debian.csail.mit.edu sarge/non-free Packages > > 100 ftp://ftp.at.debian.org sarge/non-free Packages > > 100 ftp://mirror.espri.arizona.edu sarge/non-free Packages > > > > I can be wrong, since I also an amd64 newbie; but, my understanding is > > that these are backported to amd64. -- Best Regards, helices - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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