On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 05:49:39PM +0200, XJDHDR wrote: > >> Greetings > >> > >> I am currently trying to compile Seabios for Arch Linux ARM and I've > >> encountered an error during the compilation > > > >SeaBIOS implements an x86 legacy BIOS. As such, it requires an x86 > >compiler. So, you need to either compile on an x86 machine or setup > >and use an x86 cross compilation toolchain. > > > >-Kevin > > Thank you for the response Kevin. Correct me if I'm wrong but won't x86 > binaries not work on an ARM system as ARM processors don't understand x86. > > I am attempting to get QEMU compiled and working on my ARM system and SeaBIOS > is a dependency for QEMU, hence my need to have the former compiled for ARM. > Do you know if QEMU on ARM is okay with SeaBIOS' binaries being x86? If so, I > think this will make things a lot easier for me. >
QEMU uses SeaBIOS when it emulates an x86 machine. SeaBIOS is always compiled with an x86 compiler. -Kevin _______________________________________________ SeaBIOS mailing list SeaBIOS@seabios.org http://www.seabios.org/mailman/listinfo/seabios
