2009/12/25 Steve Kemp <s...@debian.org> > On Fri Dec 25, 2009 at 08:46:30 +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: > > i'm trying to create a 64-bit environment on my debian lenny 32-bit to > > create a 64-bit deb package > > the command i'm using is: > > # debootstrap --arch=amd64 lenny lenny64/ > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ > > > > failure message: > > W: Failure trying to run: chroot /home/umarzuki/lenny64 mount -t proc > proc > > /proc > > what is wrong with the command > > You cannot do what you want to do, is the short answer. > > The problem is that you cannot run a 64-bit binary upon a 32-bit > system, and thats what you're seeing. Part way through the > debootstrap the system tries to run "chroot /.... mount" which > fails. > > (The other way round is fine, on a 64-bit system you can create > a 32-bit chroot.) > > thanks, i didn't realize that since i had done the other way around, i just thought this would work
> If your processor happens to be a 64-bit one then you can fix this > by installing a 64-bit kernel - keeping your system 32-bit but having > the kernel be capable of running both systems.. > > Steve > -- > http://www.steve.org.uk/ > -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://debmal.my
