> Quoting Stefan Roscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Subject: Re: 32-bit build for ppc64 is required > > On Wednesday 14 February 2007 14:29, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > Quoting Stefan Roscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Subject: 32-bit build for ppc64 is required > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > after building the latest ofed build package we recognized that on PPC64 > > > only > > > 64-bit libaries were build. > > > Because we have customers using older userpace apllications which are > > > certified for 32-bit we think additional 32bit support is a requirement > > > for 64bit builds. > > > > > > If OFED 1.2 supports 32 bit on ppc64, we have to change the install > > > directory.I would suggest to install 32-bit binaries into > > > /usr/local/ofed/bin32 directory. So no changes on current naming > > > conventions > > > has to be done.The libaries are installed in the /usr/local/ofed/lib > > > directory. > > > > The standard practice is to install 64 bit libraries under prefix/lib64 > > and 32 bit libraries under prefix/lib. Why would PPC64 be any different? > > I think you missunderstand my post. The directory for 32/64bit libaries > shouldbe prefix/lib and prefix/lib64 respectively. > But current ofed1.2 I saw only prefix/lib64 directory, ie 64bit libs only.
Well, this is not by design: AFAIK on x86_64 both types of libraries are installed. > > I do not think we need 32 bit binaries at all, and there's no other package > > I'm aware of that uses "bin32". > > We have customers that still use 32-bit userspace applications. > It would be beneficial for them if they can obtain 32bit libs and execs from > ofed1.2 in order to run their applications without recompiling them, because > for some 32-bit applications recompiling is not an option. 32 bit libraries are needed for users to run 32 applications. But I still do not see how installing 32 bit binaries alongside the 64 bit ones is useful, and I do not think other packages provide this option, so maybe we shouldn't, either. -- MST _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
