Re: detecting i386 or x86_64 in kickstart

[John Summerfield <debian herakles homelinux org>]

Jason Edgecombe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to have a unified kickstart file for both my i386 and 
> x86_64 installs. So I have two questions:
>
> 1. Is there some way to detect whether the processor is 32/64 bit in a 
> %pre script?
See /proc/cpuinfo

> 2. Will the 32-bt installer install the 64bit rpms if I point it at a 
> 64bit install tree?

I'm Doubtful, but try it. What's the cost of a failure?


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