From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1Idu3K-00021B-Ce for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:45:42 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Idu3I-0001xX-Ht for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:45:40 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Idu3H-0001ub-3U for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:45:40 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Idu3G-0001uM-QF for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:45:38 -0400 Received: from aybabtu.com ([69.60.117.155]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Idu3G-0001e2-E6 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:45:38 -0400 Received: from [192.168.10.6] (helo=thorin) by aybabtu.com with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Idu3E-000698-J2 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:45:37 +0200 Received: from rmh by thorin with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Idu2o-0004a8-Uf for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:45:10 +0200 Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 22:45:10 +0200 From: Robert Millan To: The development of GRUB 2 Message-ID: <20071005204510.GA17479@thorin> References: <1191479331.2427.0.camel@mobile.box.org> <20071004205358.GC23726@thorin> <1191534607.2586.5.camel@mobile.box.org> <20071005115952.GA32297@thorin> <1191590113.2422.9.camel@mobile.box.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1191590113.2422.9.camel@mobile.box.org> Organization: free as in freedom X-Message-Flag: Microsoft discourages use of Outlook. X-Debbugs-No-Ack: true User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Detected-Kernel: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: multiboot code asking for stubs-32.h under x86-64? X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:45:40 -0000 On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 03:15:13PM +0200, Julio Meca Hansen wrote: > > > > Why are you compiling GRUB in 64-bit mode then? It's not supported yet. > > > > Doesn't the build system automaticaly ressort to 32-bit build for you? > > > > You leave me quite 'impressed' in the desillusional way haha but it's > ok, but try to understand my point of view for a moment... > > I have a 64bit capable machine so I would like to have a 64bit system, > the previous time I built my 64bit system, used grub-0.97 because I > actually had a 32bit installation in another partition, so it did the > trick for me, but if I'm going for the *absolute* way I can't have a > 32bit bootloader but a 64bit one, that's the reason I want to compile > grub2 for 64bit mode and you have to take into account my toolchain is > non-multilib (at least that's what suggests the installation method), so > I cannot produce any kind of 32bit code, but from the console output is > like I *almost* managed to get it done, just this stubs-32.h > non-existent reference blew my attempt... > > And in the installation instructions I posted... they belong to the CLFS > Trac, and if the author (Joe Ciccone) stands grub2 can be compiled with > the given options, at least we can confirm that grub2 actually > *compiles* in pure 64bit mode, but not cvs grub2, that's what I asked > what could I do with this error, just that... :( Most of GRUB 2 compiles (and works) in 64-bit mode. See grub-emu for example. > Isn't really any solution to this? As I said, if you can't find the reason for this problem, maybe a regression test can help. There can be other ways to find it, of course, but that's an easy one if you don't know where to look. -- Robert Millan I know my rights; I want my phone call! What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.)