[Debian-ppc64-devel] x libraries and powerpc/ppc64 biarch setup.

[Sven Luther]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 12:09:17PM +0200, Andreas Jochens wrote:
> On 05-Sep-23 10:17, Sven Luther wrote:
> > x apparently already builds just fine in 64bit mode, or at least Andreas
> > Jochens has done it, and if multi-arch ever becomes really usable, then
> > another approach would be needed, in the meantime, the biarch is support we
> > will have for etch.
> 
> 'xorg-x11' indeed builds fine on the native 64-bit ppc64 port when the
> patch from BTS #319178 is applied. That patch just adds minimal
> support to make the package build on the ppc64 architecture:

Notice in any case that this patch is probably not going to be used in any
case, since we will either go biarch for etch, or real multi-arch, which
hasn't been decided yet, and that in any case the 64bit name will be
powerpc64, not ppc64.

More to this in the coming days.

Friendly,

Sven Luther