How can I run skype on amd64 without multilib

Bobnoxous · Apprentice Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 240

I recently installed gentoo on an amd64 system without multilib support (I only thought about it once, althrough the instructions did tell me to consider this twice). Now, I though it'd be nice to install skype, but of course, this can only run as a 32-bit application (c'mon skype, it's 2007!).

I know I cannot simply switch profiles. Is there a way to get the 32-bit libraries I need without reinstalling gentoo from scratch, or another reasonable way to run skype? Tnx.
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didymos · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:21 am Post subject:

Going by the ebuild, no, you're stuck. There's probably some error-ridden, horribly complicated, pain-in-the-ass way you could make the switch, but it'd probably be far more effort than it's worth.
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Bobnoxous · Apprentice Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 240

Ugy. I should have a new 300 GB HD today that I can back up all my data, and reinstall. Another 3 days down. Alas.
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