Re: Installing 32-bit packages on 64-bit systems

[Pierre Pronchery <khorben%defora.org@localhost>]

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                        Hi,

On 05/08/2014 13:05, Greg Troxel wrote:
> 
> Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost> writes:
> 
>> Do we have an easy way to install a 32-bit NetBSD binary package 
>> on a 64-bit NetBSD system ?
>> 
>> As an example, I would like to be able to pkg_add a i386 build
>> of x11/motif on an amd64 machine and have it end up under 
>> /usr/pkg/lib/i386 along with i386 builds of any other libraries
>> it needs like png and jpeg.
> 
> I don't think that will work.
> 
> An emul chroot might, as Ottavio suggests.
> 
> The problem with mixing i386/amd64 in the same /usr/pkg is that
> each wants to link with dependencies from pkgsrc, so you end up
> needing i386 dependencies as well.   So I think you really need too
> trees.

What about pkg_add's -K and -p options, to specify an alternative
package database and override the default prefix?

HTH,
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khorben
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