From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: matthias.bgg@gmail.com (Matthias Brugger) Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:06:07 +0200 Subject: x86_64_defconfig and i386_defconfig: What is the difference? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <540F094F.3040904@gmail.com> To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org List-Id: kernelnewbies.lists.kernelnewbies.org 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 at kernelnewbies.org > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >