It works ok now on amd64 (the last stable version - 2.09) (NASM, a dependency, is now working on amd64 too) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
are you using syslinux to boot an amd64 box? please provide more details
In fact, I've used the pxelinux part of syslinux to boot nodes on several amd64 clusters. Correction : version 2.11 is my final answer. :) I don't know about 2.09... I didn't realize that I was using the _~_x86 keyword on it. Maybe the amd64 ebuild should just install the pxe part for now?
neato, I use pxelinux to boot clusters of x86 boxes. anyway you can test if other parts work?
I've never used the other "parts", sorry if I can't test these. Also, I found out another syslinux amd64 install, which was 2.09 : sys-boot/syslinux-2.09 dev-lang/nasm-0.98.38 sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 +X -bootstrap -build -debug +fortran -gcj -hardened +multilib +nls -objc -pic -static (-uclibc) perhaps multilib is the key here : seems it generates mostly 32 bits code anyway. (IIRC, we tweaked the ebuild on this one... I can't guarantee amd64-compliance for 2.09 :) ) -- On another distant amd64 box : Just tried emerging vanilla syslinux-2.11 : it works, but full of "gcc -m32 -W -Wall -march=i386" With : sys-devel/gcc-3.4.2-r2 -bootstrap -boundschecking -build -debug -fortran -gcj -gtk -hardened +multilib -multislot (-n32) (-n64) +nls -nocxx -objc -static (-uclibc) dev-lang/nasm-0.98.38-r1 Again, multilib. -- Note : I can't access any of these clusters during the holidays, so I cannot reassert that these syslinux are perfectly working for now... I just remember we didn't have any problems with 2.11. "~amd64" would be a great way to really test it further. :)
...by "access" I meant "physical access" == "the right to reboot" :) Also, looking at http://syslinux.zytor.com/history.php Changes in 2.09: * [...] * Handle compiling on an x86-64 platform correctly.
That was the technique for 2.09 : --- /usr/portage/sys-boot/syslinux/syslinux-2.09.ebuild 2004-10-07 11:45:04.000000000 -0400 +++ sys-boot/syslinux/syslinux-2.09-r1.ebuild 2004-12-08 20:38:31.000000000 -0500 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2" SLOT="0" -KEYWORDS="-* x86" +KEYWORDS="x86 amd64" IUSE="" DEPEND="dev-lang/nasm @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $(gcc-getCC) -fstack-protector -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 && \ epatch ${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.09-nossp.patch sed -i 's:$(MAKE) -C win32 all::' Makefile + sed -i 's:-Os:-O1:' memdisk/Makefile } src_compile() {
2.11 in cvs, 2.09 failed for me.
Quick update : We've installed syslinux-2.13 on amd64 boxes, the PXELinux part works OK.
