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Re: [trinity-devel] Creating 64-bit and 32-bit packages

From: Calvin Morrison <mutantturkey@...>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:58:26 -0400
On 19 March 2011 18:15, Robert Xu <robxu9@...> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 17:58, Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@...> wrote:
>> If I use a 64-bit system, how do I compile 32-bit packages for other people?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Darrell
>>
>>
>
> Truthfully, you'll have to use an emulator such as qemu or a
> virtualbox instance.
> :(
>
> --
> later, Robert Xu
>

That is 100% false. It seems to me that almost all of these people
think that virtualization is the answer. the real answer is cross
compilation. for example you can cross compile stuff for an ARM
architecture on your regular Intel machine.

Maybe we need to do our homework before we post to the thread :)

Calvin Morrison