[oe] ppc64 host

[Koen Kooi]

Graeme Gregory wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:07:15 +0200
> Robert Schuster<theBohemian at gmx.net>  wrote:
>
>> Hi Dmitry,
>>
>> Dmitry Baryshkov schrieb:
>>> I'm building the OE images on the ppc64 host (Apple xServe G5):
>>> Debian lenny (current), 64-bit kernel, 32-bit userspace.
>> 64 bit kernel + 32 bit userspace is calling for trouble. At one place
>> the autotools stuff will think it needs 64 bit pointers but the
>> compiler supports only 32 bit pointers.
>>
>> I was once experiencing this problem on an x86_64 box with 64 bit
>> kernel and 32 bit userland.
>>
> You can use the linux32 command to hide the 64 bitness from OE.

'linux32 screen -U' has been a life-saver[1] in the past for me :)

regards,

Koen

[1] no, not the candy