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FS#8024 - syslinux binary in package mksyslinux is 32-bit on x86_64

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Pete (tam1138) - Sunday, 16 September 2007, 02:00 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Monday, 01 October 2007, 18:03 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08 Don't Panic
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The mksyslinux package ships a binary "syslinux". On my x86_64 system, this binary is 32-bit and hence cannot run. In fact, syslinux exists in the PKGBUILD cvs tree as a 32-bit binary: http://cvs.archlinux.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/system/mksyslinux/?cvsroot=Extra

$ pacman -Qs syslinux
local/mksyslinux 0.1-8

$ pacman -Ql mksyslinux
mksyslinux /etc/mksyslinux.conf
mksyslinux /usr/sbin/mksyslinux
mksyslinux /usr/share/mksyslinux/boot.msg
mksyslinux /usr/share/mksyslinux/mbr.bin
mksyslinux /usr/share/mksyslinux/syslinux

$ file /usr/share/mksyslinux/syslinux
/usr/share/mksyslinux/syslinux: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.5, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped

$ uname -a
Linux gondolin 2.6.22-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Aug 31 17:54:55 UTC 2007 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

$ /usr/share/mksyslinux/syslinux
bash: /usr/share/mksyslinux/syslinux: No such file or directory
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Monday, 01 October 2007, 18:03 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed

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