+++ Daniel Schepler [2012-11-20 07:51 -0800]: > Once upon a time, Thomas Goirand wrote: > > Can I also just add the above Debian repo, do --add-architecture, > > and start replacing some packages? How can I for example, replace > > perl, on a running server? > > That should work, as long as you make sure to exclude x32 from the > main Debian repo. i.e. make /etc/apt/sources.list look something > like: > > deb [ arch=amd64,i386 ] http://http.debian.net/debian/ sid main contrib > non-free > deb [ arch=x32 ] http://87.98.215.228/debian/ sid main byhand partial
Do tell us what breaks if you try this :-) > In the case of perl, I'm not sure how well it will work in practice, > given that it would have to cross-grade all the arch-dependent perl > packages at the same time. So you might have to help "apt-get install > perl:x32" with some more packages, and depending on how many of the > dependencies support multi-arch or not, it might end up deleting more > than you'd want. Plus, since I don't see any Multi-Arch: foreign tag > on the perl package currently, things depending on perl will probably > also need cross-grading or removing. (And I don't know if such a > Multi-Arch tag would be a good idea, depending on how it would > interact with the perlapi-* virtual dependency.) There is an (experimental) multiarchified perl here: http://people.debian.org/~wookey/bootstrap/ubunturepo/pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.14.2-13multiarch1.dsc It seems to work fine as perl for normal use and even for cross-building XS modules, but I have found a couple of issues using the native perl during cross-builds (po4a seems bust). The thread discussing this is here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/09/msg00000.html That may or may not improve your cross-grading experience. Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Emdebian, Wookware, Balloonboard, ARM http://wookware.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121120163720.gb24...@stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk
