Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

Marc F. Clemente marc at mclemente.net
Fri May 12 14:31:52 UTC 2006


Robert Millan wrote:
> TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64.  So our only
> hope of making this package useful on that platform is requesting i686 ones
> instead.  Patch attached.

I disagree.  I run a 64 bit Seti client on my amd64.  I think that's 
useful enough.  The 64 bit client for Seti is available from a third 
party, or it can be compiled form source.  The client is not downloaded 
automatically because seti does not distribute a pre-compiled 64 bit client.

Nonetheless, my amd64 is not a i386.  I do not run 32 bit programs, I do 
not have 32 bit libraries, and I don't want them.  I definitely do not 
want boinc-client to depend on 32 bit libraries.

Marc




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