Thanks. I agree. I debated for several days whether this was the right group to start the discussion and I think it is.
On the other hand, it seems that Android 2.2 main branch and above is setup to compile under 64-bit Linux OS. A few hacks are needed to keep building with a 32bit Linux OS. http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/b0bb991131589363 Thanks to everybody for your answers / ideas. On Oct 5, 10:46 pm, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: > No no. Not inappropriate. You just probably would have gotten a > better/faster answer in the more related group. > > As the group charter says, it's all good here. > :-)http://developer.android.com/community/index.html > > On Oct 5, 4:28 pm, Kiall Mac Innes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This list isn't > > android-discuss-anything-thats-not-already-(vaguely)-covered-by-another-and > > roid-list > > .. its just android-discuss! > > > Its just discussion about a rumor - I don't see why this list is > > inappropriate... > > > (Don't take me too seriously :P) > > On 5 Oct 2010 22:17, "Craigo" <[email protected]> wrote:> 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/... > > > > :-) > > > > 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]<android-discuss%2Bunsubscribe@ > > googlegroups.com> > > .>> > >> > 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%2Bunsubscribe@ > > googlegroups.com> > > .>> > > 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%2Bunsubscribe@ > > googlegroups.com> > > .> For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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