Hi
There are three new "k1DZ 1n the Block" for CAD users in Linux :
Bricscad
Ares Commander Edition
Draftsight
there used to be Varicad, which also runs in 64 bits natively, as well as QCad ( 2D only ) and BRLCAD ( more of a solid modeler than a Drafting program ), both built from source.
Those new K1dZ out there are awesome, but they only run in 32 bits.
My system is Squeeze 64 Bits and has multilib enabled... i can install the *deb, and it complains about architecture, so i use --force.. default install is in /opt... still this asks for some libraruies which i do have for 64bits, but do not exist for 32...
so my questions are :
Should i install these 32 bits libraries to run the application ( mostly issues related to rendering ) they would land in /usr/lib32/...
but naming convention in apt or synaptic would still refer them by the same name as their 64 bits conterparts... how does apt (synaptic ) deals with this... ?
I find all this to much of an unnatural thing to do to my Squeeze install just to make an app fit and run... so far i can remove the app using synaptic... but i am very reticient about installing those 32 bits specific libs required by the app...
i already have the ia32-libs metapackage installed...
What do you think...?
