Installing x32 packages on x64 debian (or fix a dmd bug)

[simendsjo]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:18:45 +0200, Jordi Sayol <g.sayol at yahoo.es> wrote:

> Al 27/03/12 11:52, En/na simendsjo ha escrit:
>> This might not be the best forum to ask, but as it relates a dmd bug, I  
>> hope others here have found a workaround.
>>
>> I'm using a debian-based x64 distro. Due to  
>> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5570, I have to compile  
>> for -m32.
>> The challenge is installing 32-bit libraries using apt-get. I've found  
>> some "solutions" on the web, but they are all terrible hacks, and I  
>> haven't gotten it working properly.
>> Downloading packages directly (and all dependencies!) is a real drag!
>>
>> Has someone found an acceptable way of dealing with this?
>>
>
> Hello simendsjo,
>
> All deb packages at http://dlang.org/download.html includes both 32-bit  
> and 64-bit libraries, so, on a debian-based x64 distro, just install the  
> 64-bit deb, and You'll be able to compile to 32-bit just adding -m32 as  
> argument.
> Same situation for debian-based x32 distros, You can compile to 64-bit  
> adding -m64 as argument. Of course, you'll not allowed to run a 64-bit  
> binary on a x32 platform.
>
> Best regards,

Thanks, but I was probably not very clear when writing the question.
DMD itself is not a problem (rather than the bug which forces me to only  
use 32-bit), it's all the packages available through the package manager -  
it only downloads 64-bit libraries.
If I want to use a c library, I need to find both the library and all it's  
dependencies as 32-bit libraries rather than just installing through the  
package manager.
It can be a tedious process..