Discerning x86_64 and i386 packages

[Jeff McCune]

Good morning,

You could query with .[arch] at the end of the package name to discern
one from the other:

[jmccune at abraham ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga)

[jmccune at abraham ~]$ rpm -qi compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.x86_64
Name        : compat-libstdc++-33          Relocations: (not
relocatable)
Version     : 3.2.3                             Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 61                            Build Date: Mon 21 Aug 2006
09:43:13 AM EDT
Install Date: Fri 05 Sep 2008 12:00:38 PM EDT      Build Host:
hs20-bc2-2.build.redhat.com
Group       : System Environment/Libraries   Source RPM:
compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-61.src.rpm
Size        : 825400                           License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 18 Jan 2007 10:36:32 AM EST, Key ID
5326810137017186
Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
URL         : http://gcc.gnu.org
Summary     : Compatibility standard C++ libraries
Description :
The compat-libstdc++ package contains compatibility standard C++ library
from GCC 3.3.4.


[jmccune at abraham ~]$ rpm -qi compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.i386
Name        : compat-libstdc++-33          Relocations: (not
relocatable)
Version     : 3.2.3                             Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 61                            Build Date: Mon 21 Aug 2006
09:39:49 AM EDT
Install Date: Fri 05 Sep 2008 12:00:41 PM EDT      Build Host:
hs20-bc1-5.build.redhat.com
Group       : System Environment/Libraries   Source RPM:
compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-61.src.rpm
Size        : 733456                           License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 18 Jan 2007 10:36:32 AM EST, Key ID
5326810137017186
Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
URL         : http://gcc.gnu.org
Summary     : Compatibility standard C++ libraries
Description :
The compat-libstdc++ package contains compatibility standard C++ library
from GCC 3.3.4.

Cheers,
--
Jeff McCune
Senior System Administrator
Netsmart Technologies
1-800-434-2642 x7382

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-sysadmin-
> list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Hearn, Stan J.
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:26 AM
> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Discerning x86_64 and i386 packages
> 
> 
> This may be a dumb question, but how do I tell the differences between
> these to packages?  One is x86_64 and the other is i386.
> 
> [root at xxx sysconfig]# rpm -qi compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61
> Name        : compat-libstdc++-33          Relocations: (not
> relocatable)
> Version     : 3.2.3                             Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
> Release     : 61                            Build Date: Mon 21 Aug
2006
> 09:39:49 AM EDT
> Install Date: Wed 05 Nov 2008 09:09:59 AM EST      Build Host:
> hs20-bc1-5.build.redhat.com
> Group       : System Environment/Libraries   Source RPM:
> compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-61.src.rpm
> Size        : 733456                           License: GPL
> Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Tue 03 Oct 2006 09:11:53 PM EDT, Key ID
> b44269d04f2a6fd2
> Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
> URL         : http://gcc.gnu.org
> Summary     : Compatibility standard C++ libraries
> Description :
> The compat-libstdc++ package contains compatibility standard C++
> library
> from GCC 3.3.4.
> Name        : compat-libstdc++-33          Relocations: (not
> relocatable)
> Version     : 3.2.3                             Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
> Release     : 61                            Build Date: Mon 21 Aug
2006
> 09:43:13 AM EDT
> Install Date: Wed 05 Nov 2008 09:19:06 AM EST      Build Host:
> hs20-bc2-2.build.redhat.com
> Group       : System Environment/Libraries   Source RPM:
> compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-61.src.rpm
> Size        : 825400                           License: GPL
> Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 18 Jan 2007 10:36:32 AM EST, Key ID
> 5326810137017186
> Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
> URL         : http://gcc.gnu.org
> Summary     : Compatibility standard C++ libraries
> Description :
> The compat-libstdc++ package contains compatibility standard C++
> library
> from GCC 3.3.4.
> 
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