[GRLUG] Compiling 32 bit app on 64 host

[L. V. Lammert]

On Fri, 1 Jan 2010, Jeff DeFouw wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 06:49:07PM -0600, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> > Trying to setup a build environment for a production app, .. I got the 32
> > bit gss & libraries installed, but make now returns:
> >
> >  *** multiple target patterns.  Stop.
>
> This is a make error and make doesn't care about the number of bits.
> Something is wrong with your Makefile or path.  Do any of the build
> paths or files contain spaces or pattern characters?  Spaces and colons
> can have special meaning in a makefile.
>
Well, .. it builds just fine on a 32 bit system, so I'm pretty sure this
is related to 64/32 - the error started when I installed gcc 32 & the 32
bit libraries.

> > Is it worth trying to it working, or should I just build a 32-bit VM?
>
> If you can already run 32-bit programs, you wouldn't need a VM.  Install
> a minimal 32-bit Linux into a subdirectory with only the libraries and
> tools you need and use chroot.
>
Good option - thanks!

	Lee