Subj : the berry fairies
To   : Benny Pedersen
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Sun Sep 03 2017 07:35:37

Hey Benny!

 BP> drop multilib, it saves ram, and raise speeds

I haven't used multilib since the first custom build I did way back when, 
around 15 years ago.  See below for the latest glibc deployed here;

----- '<Esc>:read !/lib/libc.so.6' starts
GNU C Library (GNU libc) stable release version 2.26, by Roland McGrath et al.
Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 7.2.0.
Available extensions:
	crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others
	GNU Libidn by Simon Josefsson
	Native POSIX Threads Library by Ulrich Drepper et al
	BIND-8.2.3-T5B
libc ABIs: UNIQUE IFUNC
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>.
----- '<Esc>:read !/lib/libc.so.6' ends

Furthermore there is no lib64 even as symlinks anywhere on the latest 
x86_64-silvermont-linux-gnu, or my other box which is a comparable 
x86_64-bonnell-linux-gnu.

The only reason I mentioned multilib was because someone here stated that he 
required 32 bit libs to run some games on what looks to me to be a 64 bit 
system.  Also it was a reply to one of my aarch64 running on a raspberry pi 3 
so I suspect he thought that the aarch64 ought to be multilib which it isn't, 
or at least the one I first built wasn't.

 BP> this is still not gentoo :=)

Correct.  I don't have any of their tools and instead built my own and so far 
continue to use those.  Simple, lean and mean for whatever task they are 
allocated to take care of.

 BP> but atom is atleast not supporting intel ME (nsa / fbi / silly
 BP> govments interfaces>

I honestly don't care.  None of them are paying the bills here so their input 
.... or lack of it ... is of no importance, especially considering that they are 
US government and not Canadian.

 BP> if i know right systemd parts on linux help it

Not that I ever noticed.  I am still using sysvinit.  Also still using lilo 
instead of (U)EFI boots ... just like Mom used to do.  :-)

I see no reason to change ... yet.  Do you?

Life is good,
Maurice

.... Don't cry for me I have vi.
--- GNU bash, version 4.4.12(1)-release (x86_64-silvermont-linux-gnu)
 * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

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