Re: Adding x32 support to kernel package
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 09:08:54AM -0700, Daniel Schepler wrote:
>> I was thinking that x32 would just duplicate the linux-image-*-amd64 packages,
>> similar to the way i386 currently generates amd64 kernel packages.
> [...]
>
> No, that's a pre-multiarch legacy. It will be gone in wheezy+1 (if
> not sooner). Any x32 installation should be multiarch amd64 + x32
> (optionally + i386).
Ah, good to hear.
> Because it takes more archive space, more auto-builder resources, and
> offers minimal performance benefits over i386 for most programs.
>
> However, I hope that Debian can start to support 'partial
> architectures' where we deliberately only build some packages. Then
> we could build selected packages for x32 where the performance
> benefit is found to be worthwhile.
OK, I guess that would be a discussion best carried over to
debian-devel -- and postponed until after the upcoming release.
--
Daniel Schepler
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