[Bioclusters] 64-bit libraries for 32-bit application?

Jeremy Mann jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu
Tue Jul 19 20:01:53 EDT 2005


Vsevolod (Simon) Ilyushchenko said:
> Hi,
>
> I have an x86_64 bit machine that mounts a share with 32-bit programs.
> Is it possible to run a 32-bit application (R) when certain libraries
> that this application requires (libreadline) are only present in the
> 64-bit version?
>
> I suspect the answer to my question is no, but I'd like to hear a
> confirmation from more experienced people.

Sorry, but the answer is no. I have done a lot of compiling and linking in
a 64/32 bit environment and its one or the other not both. 32 bit
libraries to 32 bit binaries and so forth.



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