Re: Do 32-bit libraries exist for Sarge (AMD64)?
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 12:01:07PM -0000, Martin Payne wrote:
> I am trying to compile a 32-bit program that needs the USB libraries (i.e.
> linked using -lusb). These libraries do not exist on my AMD64 (Sarge)
> system.
> Does anyone know how to install the 32-bit USB libraries? (I have already
> installed libusb (64-bit only) and ia32-lib but that is not enough).
> If they do not exist is there a plan to release them?
> Otherwise I will have to use Fedora...
The recomended way to have proper 32bit support on a pure64bit system is
by having a 32bit system installed in a chroot. It works very well and
is much easier to manage and has a lot less packaging comflicts and bugs
than the hack redhat uses in fedora to make it biarch.
--
Len Sorensen
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