Hey Benny!

Jun 30 22:16 07, Benny Pedersen wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 BP> is that not just gentoo with gcc multilib glibc ?

Nope.  Absolutely nothing to do with either gentoo or multilib although
last year in June I started out the 64-bit build from a dual p3 system
(32-bit).  The dual p3 couldn't run anything built using that but when
moved to an actual 64-bit capable system it did work.  I then reversed the
role since that system (AMD Sempron) could test out pure 32-bit builds as
well as chroot into them to ensure no leakage from the main rootfs.  Now I
have an Intel em64t doing that job and it builds for a 486 (32-bit) as well
as for the Sempron and itself (64-bit).

 BP> best is always home made anyway, not just gentoo :-)

I agree.

 BP> well ubuntu is free and users can request dvd now, to remove download 
 BP> costs

I don't use DVD's.  I gave the last ROM drive to my neighbour as it wasn't
getting any use.  I've been installing directly from drives for almost a
decade now and it has been at least two years since the last time I even
used a CD, nevermind a DVD.

I just finished doing everything I plan to do on this machine (em64t) and
it still comes in under 500M with rootfs and two fully functional
development systems, pure 32-bit and pure 64-bit.  Works great!!! 

Life is good,
Maurice

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