====== Slackware Multilib ======

Main references are [[https://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:multilib|here]] and [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/|here]].

  - Basically, need to have C library and compiler capable of multilib. I use ''getslackpack'' to download required packages from [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/|Eric's multilib site]]. Install as instructed.
  - I already have a 32-bit Slackware tree downloaded using ''getslack'' which I use for my 32-bit chroot installation. I use ''massconvert32.sh'' script on this tree. The ''massconvert32.sh'' script can be used to update as well (built packages are not rebuilt). Install as instructed.
  - My ''slackpatch'' script has been updated to handle 'blacklisted' 64-bit versions and 'upgraded' compat32 packages

**Update20180903**
**Update20250326**

Read [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/|here]].  I now have a more specific script to get multilib stuff (previously part of getslackpack script),

  * use [[https://github.com/azman/my1shell/blob/master/getslack-multilib|getslack-multilib]] to download alien_bob's multilib stuff
    * compat32-tools glibc(&friends) gcc(&friends) [multilib packages]
    * compat32 library packages [32-bit packages]
  * upgrade pure-64 glibc/gcc packages counterparts
    * upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new *.t?z
    * //note:// this includes compat32-tools package (helper scripts, noarch)
  * install 32-bit layer support libraries
    * upgradepkg --install-new slackware64-compat32/*-compat32/*.t?z
    * obviously, can be used to upgrade as well

Configure slackpatch to check/ignore multilib stuff

<file sh dot-slackpatch>
PKG_IGNORED="ffmpeg"
# ignoring these standard packages => multilib!
PKG_IGNORED="$PKG_IGNORED aaa_glibc-solibs"
PKG_IGNORED="$PKG_IGNORED gcc gcc-brig gcc-g++ gcc-gdc gcc-gfortran"
PKG_IGNORED="$PKG_IGNORED gcc-gnat gcc-go gcc-objc"
PKG_IGNORED="$PKG_IGNORED glibc glibc-i18n glibc-profile"
</file>