Re: 64-bit installation

[Jos Vos <jos xos nl>]

On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 10:11:58AM -0500, Piotr Romanus wrote:

> I would like to create 64-bit installation based on Red Hat V5 that is
> capable of running 32-bit binaries. I wonder what should I put in my package
> list. Do I have to put both i386 and x86_64 arch rpms? Correct me if I am
> wrong but it seems to me that the way to create a 64-bit installation is to
> first install i386 package and than force installation of the same x86_64
> package.

This is absolutely wrong.

It in principle should "just work" if you do a 64-bit installation.
RPM has a built-in mechanism of "knowing what's good for you" ;-):
64-bit binaries have a higher precedence than 32-bit binaries.

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