Upgrading i686 vs. x86_64. Just checking !

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:31:26 -0500,
  William Case <billlinux at rogers.com> wrote:
> Hi;
> 
> I am using a *fc12.x86_64 machine.  I just now upgraded several packages
> with yum (yumex) and noticed several i686 packages being upgraded as
> well.  Is this normal?  Are some packages I have using i686 when I
> should have only *.86_64 on my machine?  Should I remove ALL i686
> packages or just leave them alone?  I am not overly concerned; just
> wondering.

Libraries and development packages for supporting running i686 applications
on an otherwise x86_64 machine.
Currently wine is i686 only, so having that installed would be one way
you could have ended up with some i686 packages installed.