[tor-bugs] #3841 [Tor bundles/installation]: Linux TBB should better detect wrong 32-bit vs 64-bit choice

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#3841: Linux TBB should better detect wrong 32-bit vs 64-bit choice
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 Reporter:  arma                      |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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 I ran the 686 TBB (1.1.14-dev) on my 64-bit wheezy/sid, and got
 {{{
 arma at last-request:/tmp/tor-browser_en-US$ ./start-tor-browser

 Launching Tor Browser Bundle for Linux in /tmp/tor-browser_en-US
 ./App/vidalia: error while loading shared libraries: libXext.so.6: cannot
 open shared object file: No such file or directory
 Vidalia exited abnormally.  Exit code: 127
 }}}

 It seems we should do some sort of detection if somebody has picked the
 wrong arch, and tell them that rather than a cryptic lib failure?

 (A short-term bandaid might be to add a "Are you sure you're not on a
 64-bit platform?" hint when Vidalia exits abnormally.)

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