Bug#950645: src:gmp, add lib64 for i386 x32 mipsel etc

[Steven Robbins]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 15:07:49 +0800 YunQiang Su <wzssyqa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Steven Robbins <steve at sumost.ca> ?2020?2?6??? ??3:05???
> >
> > On Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:51:23 A.M. CST YunQiang Su wrote:
> > > Steven Robbins <steve at sumost.ca> ?2020?2?6??? ??1:23???
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 21:20:59 +0800 YunQiang Su <wzssyqa at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > > > > Package: src:gmp
> > > > > Version: 6.2.0+dfsg-3
> > > > >
> > > > > Since binutils/gcc meet some problem due to 2GB/3GB memory 
limitation
> > > > > on 32bit system.
> > > >
> > > > Since GMP has built on all architectures, so I don't understand what
> > > > problem you are trying to solve.   Please enlighten me?
> > >
> > > The 32bit system has 2GiB/3GiB virtual memory space limitation.
> > > When a big object file need to compile/link, the ld/gcc/cc1 may need lots 
of
> > > memory, which may be more than 2GiB/3GiB.
> >
> > I understand that.  I know that some packages have trouble to build.  But 
gmp
> > is not one of them -- it has already built on all architectures.  So I 
don't
> > understand why gmp needs a patch.
> 
> Because gcc builddeps it.

That really doesn't answer my question.  Can you point to a gcc build failure 
that this will solve?

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