make menuconfig refuses to let CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT remain

make menuconfig refuses to let CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT remain

[Maes Rich]

Hello I'm new to the list.  In the process of using make menuconfig, I
used an older config(2.6.11) to start my new configuration (2.6.17) and
notice that original settings for CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT=y are
being over ridden and replace by CONFIG_M686=y setting and
CONFIG_X86_32=y

Does this sound like new dependencies have been added for X86_64 support
and menuconfig is disabling the symbol because of a dependency shortage?

When I search on the symbol in the menuconfig GUI I see that it calls
out the flag as Symbol: X86_64 [=X86_64]... no other dependency's are
specified there.  

Can anyone explain this behavior to me?

Rich Maes
Lead Systems Engineer
Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.
office: 509-232-3458
mobile: 509-701-1356
www.spraycool.com
 

RE: make menuconfig refuses to let CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT remain

[Maes Rich]

I have a little more information.  I tried generating the configuration
using a 'make ARCH=x86_64 defconfig' I took the resulting file, which is
configured for x86_64 and use it as a alternative configuration file for
makeconfig and then save it without making any changes.  The newly saved
file has been restructured for 32bit.  Does this sound like a bug?


Rich Maes
Lead Systems Engineer
Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.
office: 509-232-3458
mobile: 509-701-1356
www.spraycool.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Maes Rich 
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:02 AM
To: 'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'
Subject: make menuconfig refuses to let CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT
remain

Hello I'm new to the list.  In the process of using make menuconfig, I
used an older config(2.6.11) to start my new configuration (2.6.17) and
notice that original settings for CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT=y are
being over ridden and replace by CONFIG_M686=y setting and
CONFIG_X86_32=y

Does this sound like new dependencies have been added for X86_64 support
and menuconfig is disabling the symbol because of a dependency shortage?

When I search on the symbol in the menuconfig GUI I see that it calls
out the flag as Symbol: X86_64 [=X86_64]... no other dependency's are
specified there.  

Can anyone explain this behavior to me?

Rich Maes
Lead Systems Engineer
Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.
office: 509-232-3458
mobile: 509-701-1356
www.spraycool.com
 

Re: make menuconfig refuses to let CONFIG_X86_64=y and CONFIG_64BIT remain

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 02:18:16PM -0700, Maes Rich wrote:
 > I have a little more information.  I tried generating the configuration
 > using a 'make ARCH=x86_64 defconfig' I took the resulting file, which is
 > configured for x86_64 and use it as a alternative configuration file for
 > makeconfig and then save it without making any changes.  The newly saved
 > file has been restructured for 32bit.  Does this sound like a bug?

did you set ARCH=x86_64 in the make menuconfig command too ?

	Dave

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