Greg Schafer wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:39:13 +0100, Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote: > >> what kind of buildings can do a user exactly >> with this stable (6.6)? From 64 to 64 bits? From 32 to 32? Or 32 to 64? > > Actually, the underlying build method supports all combinations: > > 32->32 > 64->64 > 32->64 > 64->32[*] > > (* the last one really surprised me as I never designed the method for > this. It just requires some judicious use of `setarch') > > And it even works on hybrid hosts ie: those running a 64-bit kernel with > a 32-bit userland.
That's interesting to know. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if we are not doing x->x, I don't think we would be able to actually use the programs in /tools until we got into the chroot environment. We certainly don't have the resources to test all the possible combinations. In the case of x->y, I'd also be concerned about the possibility of some other programs besides the tool chain picking things up from /proc. > However, as currently implemented by LFS, the full capabilities of the > build method are not being exploited. But that's OK, because the LFS > target audience probably doesn't need all the possibilities. Yes, that's right. We want to have a single build path for users who have never built a full system before. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
