On 7 June 2018 at 09:07, Michal Schorm <mschorm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:51 AM Michal Schorm <mschorm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Can someone explain me *real quick* what is the multilib good for? - or >>> more precisely, why whould anone run 32-bit software on x86_64 OS? >> >> In my case, there are a couple of games that are either older, or just not >> provided in 64bit so I need a few 32bit libraries in order for the kids to >> play them. > > > That's what the SRPMs are good aren't hey? > Shouldn't be much trouble to recompile them fo x86_64. > Or run the apps / games in virtualized environment. (Not something I'd do > with latest games, but for sokoban from 1986 shouldn't run into performance > problems :) ) > > Am I right? > > ( I'm not trying to argue. Just to understand the reasons properly. ) Going outside the entertainment, schools which use Fedora are usually tied to some 10+ year old 32 bit software that they need for an engineering project.. but it is also tied with a newer 64 bit application. While it isn't a Fedora thing, many payroll and finance systems are a similar mixture of 32 bit old apps and 64 bit new ones. This means that our downstream (RHEL) has a vested interested in making sure that works so puts people on it to figure it out. Software is like words. Language smiths like to spend time and come up with new words which mean exactly what they are wanting to do. The people actually needing something done, tend to just stick several words together and get on with their lives. > > -- > > Michal Schorm > Associate Software Engineer > Core Services - Databases Team > Red Hat > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:51 AM Michal Schorm <mschorm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Can someone explain me *real quick* what is the multilib good for? - or >>> more precisely, why whould anone run 32-bit software on x86_64 OS? >> >> >> In my case, there are a couple of games that are either older, or just not >> provided in 64bit so I need a few 32bit libraries in order for the kids to >> play them. >> >> Thanks, >> Richard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/Z4SWOROXAIRLSPKL7WZHWUAQJZSCPW7I/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/FB62VQV5X2DRG6LVKGW663JDNA6HSBPQ/ > -- Stephen J Smoogen. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/5WTKQGYMB3CVOGHWDWSRJGFX4XSXHHAM/
