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Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!]

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On 2011-05-05, Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote:
> Interesting.  I can't imagine any circumstances in which I'd want all
> the 32-bit libraries installed by default -- there's an awful lot of
> them.  There's nothing to stop you doing it yourself at install
> time by installing all the *i686* libraries from the DVD using RPM.
>
> Andrew.

Hi Andrew I agree with what you said. In fact I don't want any of the 32 bit
libs on my systems and I've many friends who agree with that. I feel
multilib Linux is just an upgrade mechanism from the days when apps wouldn't
build in 64 bit mode. Now that's mostly over and if you're running newish
hardware there isn't any reason (besides Acroread and Skype) to run 32 bit
at all. It really keeps down the bloat. If you do custom installs like I do,
not installing everything and the kitchen sink, it makes sense not to
install the 32 bit libs on a 64 bit distro. I'm quite happy Pat decided to
build Slackware as either pure 32 or pure 64 as it reduces complexity and
saves quite a bit of room when you have a single lib distro. I suppose
hapless Windows victims who are starting out with Linux and use package
managed distros and don't compile their apps from source don't know the
difference and don't care but for Linux people who've been using it for
years as we have, we often like to control what goes on our systems and what
doesn't. 

Cheers,

Harry

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SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 10:07 +0000
  Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-04 05:28 -0500
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 11:41 +0000
      Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-04 09:32 -0500
        Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-04 11:18 -0700
          [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 03:34 -0500
            Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 13:11 +0000
              Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 09:03 -0500
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 14:38 +0000
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 10:15 -0500
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-07 03:47 -0700
              Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit  only!] anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2011-05-05 14:17 +0000
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit  only!] forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 14:40 +0000
                Re: [off-topic] 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit  only!] Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-06 01:28 +0000
            Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-05 06:59 -0700
              Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-05 10:12 -0500
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-06 20:34 -0700
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-07 02:33 -0500
                Re: 32-bit libs [Was: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only!] Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2011-05-07 18:03 -0700
        Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 19:40 +0000
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2011-05-04 14:26 +0000
      Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2011-05-04 09:52 -0500
      Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-05-04 12:09 -0700
  Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Elizabeth D Rather <erather@forth.com> - 2011-05-04 10:44 -1000
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-04 21:18 +0000
  Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-04 22:03 -0700
    Re: SwiftForth Linux eval is 32 bit only! forthrightly@no-email.com - 2011-05-05 13:16 +0000

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