[lug] 32 bit O/S on 64 bit hardware

[Hugh Brown]

Steve Sullivan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running AMD-64 hardware with a Suse 64 bit O/S.  When I install
> various math packages I run into plenty of trouble between some
> packages expecting 32 bit libraries, some expecting 64 bit libraries,
> and link failures.  Can't we all just get along?
> 
> So my thought is to force everything to 32 bit.  If I were to install
> a Debian 32 bit O/S, would the "configure" and "setup.py" scripts
> honor the 32 bit O/S and always build 32 bit libraries and
> executables?
> 
> Or would some of the setup and configure scripts try to build 64 bit
> libraries and executables anyway?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 


If you install the kernel as 32 bit, then everything should read the 
architecture as 32bit (usu. i386) and build that way.  So a 32-bit 
debian install should get you there.

Hugh