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Re: Etch upgrade breaks WP8 - can I "cocoon" it in a working environment?



Patrick Wiseman wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I don't know if it's a permanent break, but WP8 (that's the UN*X version
> of WordPerfect) throws a 'Floating point exception' after a current Etch
> upgrade.  Even if it's a temporary problem, I think it's inevitable that
> there will come a time when WP8 just won't work.  So, what I want to do
> is find libraries with which I know it will work (the stable
> distribution provides most of those, and I have the other legacy
> libraries) and then "cocoon"  WP8 in an environment in which it will
> continue to work.  I'd appreciate suggestions on how to do that.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Patrick
> 

You can setup a Sarge chroot.  You can search for information on setting
up a 32-bit chroot on amd64 (which is very common) and then adapt it as
necessary.

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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