As long as it's user space you can run such legacy 32bit code on an otherwise 64bit system just fine. That's what the *-32bit packages are for. So for this use case there is no need for an i586 installation medium.
I think all the issues would be in user space. We do have a device driver (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:rogeroberholtzer:kernel/univers...) that maps the VME bus into an application's memory. I have no idea if that driver is 32-bit safe. This is used on systems where we run a JEOS-type diskless openSUSE (built with kiwi) that boot with PXE on VME-based PCs. It provides network access to a VME-based real-time measurement system. Like I said, we use openSUSE in adventurous ways. We would have to install both the 64-bit and 32-bit versions of libraries and development packages that we use. Seems a recipe for mistakes. We need a plan... -- Roger Oberholtzer-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org