[Mageia-dev] 32 bits packages preferred over 64 bits packages?

Donald Stewart watersnowrock at gmail.com
Fri Oct 7 22:31:59 CEST 2011


On 7 October 2011 21:28, Samuel Verschelde <stormi at laposte.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Maybe this question will demonstrate that I have no experience with 64 bits systems, but I don't mind it :)
>
> When installing the git package, several dependencies are pulled, but two of them come from 32 bits media:
>
> [root at localhost ~]# LC_ALL=C urpmi git
> To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be installed:
>   Package                        Version      Release       Arch
> (medium "Core Release")
>  cvs                            1.12.13      18.mga1       x86_64  (suggested)
>  git                            1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64
>  git-arch                       1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64  (suggested)
>  git-core                       1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64
>  git-core-oldies                1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64  (suggested)
>  git-cvs                        1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64  (suggested)
>  git-email                      1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64
>  git-prompt                     1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64  (suggested)
>  git-svn                        1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64
>  gitk                           1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64
>  perl-Digest-HMAC               1.20.0       2.mga1        noarch  (suggested)
>  perl-Git                       1.7.4.4      2.mga1        x86_64
> (medium "Core Updates")
>  perl-SVN                       1.6.17       1.1.mga1      x86_64
> (medium "Core 32bit Release")
>  perl-Authen-SASL               2.150.0      3.mga1        noarch  (suggested)
>  perl-Error                     0.170.160    1.mga1        noarch
> 23MB of additional disk space will be used.
> 4.7MB of packages will be retrieved.
>
>
> I don't understand why perl-Authen-SASL and perl-Error are installed from 32 bits media instead of the 64 bits Core Release.
>
> Do you have any clue?
>
> Samuel
>

They are noarch - so it doesn't matter overly where it comes from.

There was a thread a few weeks ago about moving where the noarch
packages are stored, but I cant remeber the title of the thread.


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