On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 09:06:05AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > I need to be able to build i386 packages on a amd64 machine, they are really > only meta packages. Just need dependencies and some config stuff, but the > only > think I can find how to do it is http://wiki.debian.org/DebianAMD64Faq and > that > means I need to populate my chroot with all the tools I have in my amd64 > world > ? > > Is it possible to build a i386 package on a amd64 system, I am guessing it > is, > cause how are all the other platform linux-kernel images built.
Kernel images are a special case (The makefiles are setup for cross compiling), but in general debian does NOT cross compile packages. The simpelst way really is a chroot since you need the header files and libraries and everything else from i386 to build i386 packages. You can build 32bit binaries by just calling gcc with -m32, but that doesn't solve the rest of the problems. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
