what package will give me /lib/ld-linux.so.2 on x86_64?

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On 05/20/2009 04:51 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>> Okay, we have glibc.x86_64, glibc.i686 installed and glibc.i586
>> available, why 586 and 686, I thought all the 386 became 586?
>>
> Oh, and the i586 and i686 can't be in at the same time.

Glibc is a relatively special case, where the compiler optimizations
used to compile it can actually have a significant effect across the
system, even if the other items are not compiled with the same set of
optimizations.

So, to sum it up simply:

On 32-bit x86
===
Pick One:
* i586 (good)
* i686 (better, but only if your hardware supports i686)

On 64-bit x86_64
===
Pick one:
* x86_64 (only option)

On a Multilib system (32bit and 64bit libs installed side by side)
===
* Pick One from the 32-bit x86 list (i586 or i686)
* Pick One from the 64-bit x86_64 list (x86_64)

This gets even more complicated on sparc, be glad you're on x86! :)

~spot