On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Ciprian Dorin, Craciun <ciprian.craciun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 3:13 AM, Sven-Hendrik Haase <sh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Ciprian Dorin, Craciun wrote: >>> >>> Hello all! >>> >>> I have ArchLinux i686 version, but I'm trying to compile an x86_64 >>> kernel... And you've guessed... Not supported by the ArchLinux stock >>> gcc / binutils... >>> >>> I've done the "raining" dance, by trying to compile my own gcc / >>> binutils, but it didn't "rain" (I mean it didn't work)... Any >>> pointers? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ciprian. >>> >>> P.S.: Is there any good reason for which there isn't even a >>> separate package of gcc that is able to do this? (I've read the bug >>> from one year ago, but no good reason was specified...) >>> P.P.S.: I'm missing Debian... >>> >>> >> >> Arch users generally prefer a clean 32bit/64bit chroot to a "dirty" system >> and have therefore developed tools to make chroot creation really >> convenient. You should try it too - get the devtools and try "mkarchroot". >> >> -- Sven-Hendrik > > About the reason I've read it and somehow understood it. Also > mkarchroot is quite nice (in fact the reason I'm struggling with > kernel compilation is for a Vserver deployment)... > > But back to the problem at hand: I cannot use a chrooted Linux, > because in order to use x86_64 packages I need a x86_64 enabled kernel > on my laptop (which I don't). So actually I need to cross-compile the > kernel. > > Now I've seen that in the default repository we have gcc for > crosscompiling for arm. Why not one for x86_64? > > Anyway thanks for the pointer of mkarchroot! (It would help me in > deployment of virtual servers.) > > Ciprian. > Why do you want to build the kernel ? Arch already provides it ! All packages are provided in both i686 and x86_64 http://allanmcrae.com/2009/06/using-an-x86_64-kernel-on-an-i686-userland/
