Michael D Schleif wrote: > >>Yes, better avoiding mixing. > > > Please, list members in the know, correct me if I have reached a > misunderstanding with this. > > amd64 repositories for sarge ARE actually 64-bit ports. > > amd64 repositories for sarge are kept separate from standard debian > repositories; but, they are -- for all intents and purposes -- "as good > as" official debian packages. > > Have I misunderstood? > Your understanding is correct. > >>The only solution seems to be compiling a deb package from source. > > <snip /> > > Yes, that is an option. > > However, I understand that using mirrors from the following site gives > you debian quality, sarge-specific, 64-bit packages: > > <http://amd64.debian.net/README.mirrors.html> > > Again, have I misunderstood? > That sounds correct too. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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