Switching from AMD64 to IA32

[Roland Smith]

On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 10:07:41AM -0500, Ian Lord wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I installed freebsd 6.0 AMD64 version.
> 
> I'm starting to feel it aint a so good idea 
> because some commercial vendors doesnt provide binairies for it...
> PDFLIb, zend optimizer, etc
> 
> So I was wandering, in the worst case scenario 
> where I would need to install the ia32 version of 
> freebsd 6.0 is there an easy way to make 
> buildworld (while specifying I need IA32 instead 
> of AMD64) or is it a complete install from scratch ?

This has been answered in detail already, see the list archives. Bottom
line is, save yourself the hassle and reinstall.
 
> Also: when you do a make buildworld, does it 
> recompile all ports on the systhem or just the os ?

Buildworld only compiles the OS. The command 'portupgrade -af' will
recompile all ports.

Roland
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