+Alan Hicks+ wrote:
[snip]
> It's a good bit more involved then just recompiling source. If it were
> that easy I'm sure Pat would have already done so. Fact of the matter
> is, two sets of libraries have to be maintained (one for 64-bit
> binaries and one for 32-bit bins), some apps just don't compile neatly
> for non-x86 archs, etc. Running the default SlackBuilds should work,
> but it's only going to work in-so-far as it'll create valid 32-bit
> binaries, not optimized 64-bit bins.

Not entirely true Running the default SlackBuilds will either work, or
just crash, depending on the program

Building 32-bit binaries requires CFLAGS=-m32
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Fred Emmott
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