The point is that regardless whether the target vmcore is from a different architecture, the "alternate" crash binary that is built with "make target=XXX" must match the architecture of the host. Dave ----- Original Message ----- > > > Hi, > > > > > > May be this rewording is needed? > > > > > > > > crash$ git diff README > > diff --git a/README b/README > > index 62855c2..3bef5ec 100644 > > --- a/README > > +++ b/README > > @@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ > > must be configured and built. Alternatively, the crash source RPM file > > may be installed and built, and the resultant crash binary RPM file > installed. > > > > - The crash binary can only be used on systems of the same architecture as > > - the host build system. There are a few optional manners of building the > > - crash binary: > > + The crash binary built as above can only be used on systems of the same > > + architecture as the host build system. However crash can be built to handle > > + dumpfiles from different architecture than host build system, here are the > > + available build options: > > > > o On an x86_64 host, a 32-bit x86 binary that can be used to analyze > > 32-bit x86 dumpfiles may be built by typing "make target=X86". > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Santosh > > -- > Crash-utility mailing list > Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility
