I don't believe you can run 64bit guests on a 32bit host - I could be wrong though...
Either way - 2.0 and up *do* compile on Ubuntu 64bit - If 3.0 requires 64bit then people will need to move to a 64bit build host.... Thanks, Kiall On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:42 AM, bmullan <[email protected]> wrote: > Can't you use KVM on your Ubuntu 32 bit system and just run a 64 Bit > Ubuntu as a VM ... and do your development in the VM ?? > > > On Oct 4, 2:56 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Many people installed the 32 bit version of Ubuntu to compile Android 2.2 > and below. The requirement for a 64 bit version of the OS means doing a > completely new install on any systems they want to build on with the > possibility of having to set up dual boot if they want to work on 2.2 and > the next version. > > > > And that, Mr. Genius, certainly does have an impact on people. > > > > Al. > > -- > > > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > On 4 Oct 2010, at 19:49, a genius wrote: > > > > > Given that every computer sold these days (in the last several years, > > > in fact) more powerful than an INTEL ATOM has a 64bit processor, I > > > don't see how this could have any kind of impact on you. You certainly > > > aren't trying to build android on an atom, are you? > > > > > ... not that ANY of the rumors about android 3 are panning out. > > > > > On Sep 21, 2:45 pm, galib <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I heard that in order to build Android 3.0 you need your build host > > >> computer to have a 64bit OS installed (similar to Chromium OS build > > >> requirement). > > > > >> Is this true? > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Discuss" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
