On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Michael D. Setzer II < mi...@kuentos.guam.net> wrote:
> On 14 Nov 2009 at 11:31, Paulo Cavalcanti wrote: > > Date sent: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:31:02 -0200 > From: Paulo Cavalcanti <pro...@gmail.com> > To: "Community assistance, encouragement, > and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@redhat.com> > Subject: Re: Compiling a i386 kernel on a x64 system. > Send reply to: "Community assistance, encouragement, > and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@redhat.com> > and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list.redhat.com> > <mailto:fedora-list-requ...@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe> > <mailto:fedora-list-requ...@redhat.com?subject=subscribe> > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Michael D. Setzer II < > mi...@kuentos.guam.net> wrote: > > An earlier message stated that this can be done, but it doesn't seem > to work > > on my system, so perhaps I am missing something. > > > > I use the kernel.org source code, and copy the same .config file I > use on the > > i386 machine. If I run make menuconfig or just make, it prompts for > > processor, and only give x86 options.. > > > > The new phenom II 955 system can build a kernel in about 12 minutes > > versus the 2 hours of the other system, so being able to build with > the new > > system would be a real advantage. > > > > The i386 has Fedora 10, and the x64 has Fedora 11. > > > > Perhaps something else needs to be installed, or some option. > > > > > > Use mock. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to accomplish what you > want. > > This is the simplest way of isolating your build from all of the 64 bit > stuff > > installed on your system. > > > > In a look at mock, it seems to be for srpms builds. I'm looking at building > a > full kernel from source for use in the g4l project that I am the current > maintainer of. Mostly the kernels are on the CD to allow users to boot and > do > disk imaging of the machines. The kernels can also be placed in grub and > grub4dos as well, but are actually separate from the machine they are build > on. > > > You can write your own kernel src.rpm. You just need to change the source tarball and adapt the kernel config. Alternatively, you can open a shell to work, for instance: mock -r fedora-10-i386 shell -- Paulo Roma Cavalcanti LCG - UFRJ
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