6.x from i386 to amd64

[Greg Black]

On 2006-10-31, Robert Blayzor wrote:

> Is there a way to upgrade/move an already installed i386 installed 6.1
> machine to amd64 without completely reinstalling?  Is there a procedure
> to do so?

Having just gone through the migration in the opposite
direction, I would ask why you want to do this?

The state of the software out there is disgracefully far from
being ready for 64-bit platforms -- after wasting weeks in a
vain attempt to get a workable development environment on my
amd64 setup, I've just completed a move to i386 (by a fresh
install).

I now have a machine that has almost every port I want working
and that still gives me considerable performance improvements
over the genuine Intel 32-bit boxes I have.

I won't be trying another amd64 setup for at least a couple more
years.

Greg