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Joel Soete | 14 Feb 08:54

RE: [parisc-linux] Re: [mc - Midnight Commander] new release for hppa

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> > > system binary of 64-bit system binary? If I remember well this C3k
is
> a
> > > 64bit workstation, isn't it?
> > 
> > While the c3k is PA 2.0 CPU and can run 64-bit kernels, all of
> > parisc-linux user space is 32-bit. Unless you specified
> > hppa64-linux-gcc, you'll be getting a 32-bit binary.
> 
And afaik its pdc allow to boot either a 64bit kernel or a 32bit one 

> I haven't specified any particular compiler, so as you said, the package
> is a 32-bit binary.
> Do you want me to build the same pkg with the `hppa64-linux-gcc' and
> provide it to you all?
> Or is it enough for the Debian purpose to have the 32-bit binary?
> Thank you in advance for your answer.
> 
But we haven't yet 64bit user env available (iirc in the todo list of Carlos)


Hth,
    Joel

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SteX | 14 Feb 10:09

RE: [parisc-linux] Re: [mc - Midnight Commander] new release for hppa

Hi Joel,
>>
>And afaik its pdc allow to boot either a 64bit kernel or a 32bit one 

you are perfectly right, in fact I use 2.4.27-32 and 2.6.8-2-64 kernel images
on it. My question addresses to the need of a 64-bit and 32-bit to make the
deb available on hppa system: is it possible to run mc (32-bit) on N-class
(surely 64-bit), for instance, system?

>
>> I haven't specified any particular compiler, so as you said, the package
>> is a 32-bit binary.
>> Do you want me to build the same pkg with the `hppa64-linux-gcc' and
>> provide it to you all?
>> Or is it enough for the Debian purpose to have the 32-bit binary?
>> Thank you in advance for your answer.
>>
>But we haven't yet 64bit user env available (iirc in the todo list of Carlos)
>
Thanks

SteX

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Thibaut VARENE | 14 Feb 10:22

RE: [parisc-linux] Re: [mc - Midnight Commander] new release for hppa

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> Hi Joel,
> >>
> >And afaik its pdc allow to boot either a 64bit kernel or a 32bit
one 
> 
> you are perfectly right, in fact I use 2.4.27-32 and 2.6.8-2-64
kernel images
> on it. My question addresses to the need of a 64-bit and 32-bit to
make the
> deb available on hppa system: is it possible to run mc (32-bit) on
N-class
> (surely 64-bit), for instance, system?

Please read the FAQ
http://www.parisc-linux.org/faq/

And guess what, if you can boot the same 32bit userland on both the
kernels you mentioned above, that might be a clue that 32bit userland
*works* with 64bit kernel, huh? ;)
OTOH, if that wasn't the case, I wonder what 64bit kernel would be
used for...

Once and for all: there is no need for 64bit userland binaries and you
can't build them anyway.

HTH

Thibaut VARENE
PA/Linux ESIEE Team

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