From: matthias.bgg@gmail.com (Matthias Brugger)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: x86_64_defconfig and i386_defconfig: What is the difference?
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:06:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <540F094F.3040904@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a06a49ac87e44c0d89d88514d7a28678@DM2PR05MB671.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
On 09/09/14 09:58, Rajat Jain wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone tell me if the i386 one is to be used when we want to build for a 32bit machine and the x86_64 is to be used for 64 bit machine?
You can build the kernel with any architecture for any architecture.
This is called cross-compiling. The homepage [0] should explain you how
to do that.
Cheers,
Matthias
[0] http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/KernelCrossCompilation
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rajat
>
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From: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com>
To: Rajat Jain <rajatjain@juniper.net>,
"linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org" <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>,
kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org>
Subject: Re: x86_64_defconfig and i386_defconfig: What is the difference?
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:06:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <540F094F.3040904@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a06a49ac87e44c0d89d88514d7a28678@DM2PR05MB671.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
On 09/09/14 09:58, Rajat Jain wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone tell me if the i386 one is to be used when we want to build for a 32bit machine and the x86_64 is to be used for 64 bit machine?
You can build the kernel with any architecture for any architecture.
This is called cross-compiling. The homepage [0] should explain you how
to do that.
Cheers,
Matthias
[0] http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/KernelCrossCompilation
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rajat
>
> _______________________________________________
> Kernelnewbies mailing list
> Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org
> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-09-09 14:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-09-09 7:58 x86_64_defconfig and i386_defconfig: What is the difference? Rajat Jain
2014-09-09 7:58 ` Rajat Jain
2014-09-09 13:21 ` Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
2014-09-09 13:21 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2014-09-09 14:19 ` Paul Bolle
2014-09-09 14:19 ` Paul Bolle
2014-09-09 14:26 ` Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
2014-09-09 14:26 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2014-09-09 14:06 ` Matthias Brugger [this message]
2014-09-09 14:06 ` Matthias Brugger
2014-09-09 14:27 ` Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
2014-09-09 14:27 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2014-09-09 14:34 ` Abreu, Ian
2014-09-09 14:34 ` Abreu, Ian
2014-09-09 15:11 ` Rajat Jain
2014-09-09 15:11 ` Rajat Jain
2014-09-09 15:28 ` Hubert CHAUMETTE
2014-09-09 17:51 ` Rajat Jain
2014-09-09 17:51 ` Rajat Jain
2014-09-13 1:10 ` Peter Teoh
2014-09-13 1:10 ` Peter Teoh
2014-09-13 3:44 ` Rajat Jain
2014-09-13 3:44 ` Rajat Jain
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