And I think this question should have been posted in this group: http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform
Oh, look, here you go: http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/b0bb991131589363 :-) On Oct 5, 12:26 pm, bmullan <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the questioner's point was he already has a 32 bit OS > installed on his machine and didn't particularly want to > have to reinstall just to get a 64 bit OS. > > Using KVM, vmware or virtualbox he could just run the 64 bit OS as a > VM under the 32 bit OS he already has. > > On Oct 4, 9:37 pm, Michael Cheselka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > If the hardware is 64 bit you probably want to do the opposite - Run a > > 64 bit Ubuntu OS with a 32 bit Ubuntu VM. > > > Regards, > > Michael Cheselka > > 650-488-4820 > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 16:42, 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]. > > >> > 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]. > > > 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
