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honeymak
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 Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 7:59 am Post subject: curious question about gcc |
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today i emerge gcc and wondering if we still need '-m32' in 64 bit gentoo?
 
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Some people still need that, yes. It is a convenient way to build 32-bit programs, which some people may want to do for programs outside the package manager. |
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It's also used by the package manager on multilib profiles for creating 32-bit versions of libraries when the abi_x86_32 USE flag is set.
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