[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/4] kvm-unit-test: x86-64 variant only available on x86-64 hosts

[Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>]

>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be> writes:

Hi,

 >> But some parts of kvm-unit-tests presumably are 64bit when building for
 >> x86-64, 

 >  OK, I assumed everything was built with -m32. If some parts are indeed still
 > 64-bit then it won't work in i386 host.

Exactly.

 >> which wouldn't work when using the host compiler on a x86
 >> system, right? I don't think x86 system compilers are 32/64bit multilib

 >  Actually, on Debian i386 it is possible to install 64-bit multilib I think. But
 > obviously we can't count on that.

 >  BTW, what happens on x32, does anybody know that?

Is x32 really used by any mainstream distro? I would guess it is as rare
as building on a !x86 machine.


 >> But I haven't actually used a x86 distribution in the last 10 years or
 >> so, so perhaps I'm missing something?

 >  Yeah, it's pretty unlikely as well I guess.

 >  I'll apply this patch as well then.

Great, thanks!

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard