Hey Benny!

Jun 28 01:27 06, Benny Pedersen wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 MK>> to configure --libdir=/lib64 or /usr/lib64 depending on where you 
 MK>> want your 64-bit libs to end up.

 BP> its not so simple in real life

Depends on what packages we're talking about.  For the Husky stuff it seems
to have worked.  However I think it would be better to liberate Fido from
DOS-think formats and save a bunch of grief, even on 32-bit systems or
builds.  I think we're starting to see why marrying formats to 16-bit
wasn't such a good idea in the first place.  This wouldn't have been an
issue if ftn standards weren't so married to DOS-think even on DOS systems
... if they even exist anymore.  If all the headers were string and/or
character orientated then we wouldn't have had to be discussing 64-bit
portability at all.

 MK>> In the case of Husky it'll have to be the CC="gcc
-m32" and I put the 
 MK>> libs under a special user under /home/fido so that they don't end up 
 MK>> as part of the system.

 BP> if we have to :-)

I've been doing that even on 32-bit linux so it sort of worked out.

 BP> why not run a DOSBOX anyway ? :-)

Mainly because I don't have one, nor do I want one.  All my boxes are LINUXBOX.  :-)

 MK>> I haven't seen that problem. Which version are you using?

 BP> maybe santa will bring you one ?

I doubt it.  He never calls, he never writes, etc.

 MK>> Life is good,

 BP> Life of Brian :)

Sure.  His too.

Life is good,
Maurice

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