64bit-migration
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64bit-migration [2021/01/22 11:20] – snarg | 64bit-migration [2022/03/30 11:58] – snarg | ||
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* a full up to date backup of the system is a good idea and has saved me in the past. | * a full up to date backup of the system is a good idea and has saved me in the past. | ||
* make sure you have an *identically* up to date 64bit multilib profile VM to create binary packages on. Ensure CFLAGS is going to be identical, or compatible (" | * make sure you have an *identically* up to date 64bit multilib profile VM to create binary packages on. Ensure CFLAGS is going to be identical, or compatible (" | ||
+ | * read ahead a few points (or the whole page) when starting a step - several problems may be solved in subsequent notes | ||
+ | * if problems arise with libraries and mismatched ABI binaries, scp them over from the donor VM as needed. subsequent emerge will overwrite them later. | ||
== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
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cp / | cp / | ||
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+ | * convert / | ||
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* ON THE 64bit VM (which will build ia32 emulation by default): | * ON THE 64bit VM (which will build ia32 emulation by default): | ||
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ldconfig | ldconfig | ||
- | mkdir /lib32 | + | mkdir / |
mkdir /lib64 | mkdir /lib64 | ||
- | mkdir /usr/lib32 | + | mkdir / |
mkdir /usr/lib64 | mkdir /usr/lib64 | ||
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cp -ar / | cp -ar / | ||
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+ | cp -ar / | ||
cp -ar / | cp -ar / | ||
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-abi_x86_32</ | -abi_x86_32</ | ||
- | * change make.profile symlink to point to a multilib amd64 profile | + | * change make.profile symlink to point to a multilib amd64 profile. choose 17.0 or 17.1 based on Donor VM profile. be aware of the difference. |
* on donor pc or VM: | * on donor pc or VM: | ||
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** make sure busybox is functional. run this from busybox | ** make sure busybox is functional. run this from busybox | ||
** have a few shells open, in case you break the one you're working from | ** have a few shells open, in case you break the one you're working from | ||
+ | ** remember.. if the source VM is profile 17.1 then this system will need to be built using 17.1, so think about making a /lib and /usr/lib folder (and no lib32 folders) rather than symlinking. | ||
mv /lib oldlib | mv /lib oldlib | ||
- | ln -s lib64 lib | + | ln -s lib64 lib (not on 17.1 - mkdir lib) |
cd /usr | cd /usr | ||
mv lib to oldlib | mv lib to oldlib | ||
- | ln -s lib64 /lib | + | ln -s lib64 lib (not on 17.1 - mkdir lib) |
* this will get overwritten by emerge at the appropriate time, but lets the 32bit loader continue to work for now | * this will get overwritten by emerge at the appropriate time, but lets the 32bit loader continue to work for now | ||
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cp migration-backup/ | cp migration-backup/ | ||
ldconfig | ldconfig | ||
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- | * /usr/lib symlink creation will break python. The following will not create orphans as the files are in exactly the same location from portage' | + | * /usr/lib symlink creation |
cd /usr/oldlib | cd /usr/oldlib | ||
- | mv python-exec python3.6 libpython* portage gcc ../lib64 | + | mv python-exec python3.6 libpython* portage gcc ../lib/ |
- | cp -r / | + | cp -r / |
* disable collision detection and emerge gcc AND binutils using this method: | * disable collision detection and emerge gcc AND binutils using this method: | ||
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* check / | * check / | ||
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Double check / | Double check / | ||
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* Emerging gcc needs to be done now, but also acts as a sanity check to see what we've missed. Repeat the quickpkg / emerge -1k steps for missing things | * Emerging gcc needs to be done now, but also acts as a sanity check to see what we've missed. Repeat the quickpkg / emerge -1k steps for missing things | ||
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* remove abi_x86_32 from package.use and profiles/ | * remove abi_x86_32 from package.use and profiles/ | ||
* clean up /lib.old and / | * clean up /lib.old and / | ||
+ | * check for packages that own files in 32bit directories: | ||
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* check for orphans in /usr/lib and all the other places. (bin sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin). For finding orphan files after migration in /lib32, /usr/lib32, /usr/lib64 | * check for orphans in /usr/lib and all the other places. (bin sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin). For finding orphan files after migration in /lib32, /usr/lib32, /usr/lib64 | ||
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64bit-migration.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/21 12:02 by snarg