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Re: Bug#322724: ncurses doesn't build with gcc -m64 on i386



On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 01:01:25PM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote:
> I expect a future biarch (that provides x86_64 and i386 packages at
> the same time on the same machine) saves this problem.  During
> DebConf5, Scott proposed dpkg filter mechanism, and Tollef proposed
> dpkg multiarch extension Features:.  I think the approach "biarch
> mechanism in dpkg" is sane.  But if the current biarch is not usable
> well, we should consider to support x86_64 glibc/lkh in the standard
> i386 package.

Yes, absolutely.  IIRC Matthias said Jeff was looking into this.

I think to get it to work we'd need to install the x86_64 headers
instead of the i386 ones.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC



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