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Bug 42946 - x86 binary packaged tagged as amd64 should also be tagged ia64
Summary: x86 binary packaged tagged as amd64 should also be tagged ia64
Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: IA64 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Aron Griffis (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2004-02-25 18:26 UTC by Duraid Madina
Modified: 2004-08-15 22:41 UTC (History)
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Description Duraid Madina 2004-02-25 18:26:36 UTC
IA64 has broadly the same support for "classic" (32-bit) x86 binaries that amd64 CPUs have. The only difference is SSE2, though even that disappears when using the IA32 execution layer.

So, my guess is that there a whole bunch of packages that are x86 binaries, which are flagged to work on amd64, but that also work on ia64 and aren't flagged. A simple example of this is app-arch/unace


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Aron Griffis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-02-26 14:46:40 UTC
Hi Duraid, have you tested these packages on Gentoo?  I'm willing to mark them KEYWORDS=ia64 (or at least ~ia64) if you've tested them.  Provide me with a list of them...
Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2004-08-15 22:41:18 UTC
yeah, some things dont work even they seem like they should :)