[arch-general] 32-bit glibc package?

[RedShift]

David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> I use Arch x86_64 - so far without a problem.  But I've found recently 
> that there's a few AUR packages that I'm unable to compile.  (e.g., 
> virtualbox-modules)
> 
> Seems like the build needs the /usr/include/gnu/stubs-32.h file, which 
> isn't installed on my Arch64 system.  (glibc installs stubs-64.h instead.)
> 
> But according to this thread, it appears that many distros work around 
> this by having a 32-bit glibc package for this purpose:
> 
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2007-12/msg00055.html
> 
> Does Arch have such a thing?  Didn't look like it from surfing the 
> packages in the repos (and AUR), but thought I'd ask anyway.
> 
> If not, I'm not opposed to writing a new packages for this, but I'm not 
> sure quite how to build a 32-bit glibc package that doesn't conflict 
> with the 64-bit one.
> 
> Anyone have any advice here?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> DR
> 
> 

Use a 32 bit chroot for 32 bit stuff. Arch doesn't (and hopefully will never ever) support multilib.

Glenn