Cross Compiling for x86_64 on x86

[Vikram A]

resending- adding the alias.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Vikram A <vikram.account at gmail.com> wrote:

> hi Deepak,
>
> Incomplete information, please also specify the workspace you are trying to
> build. Also, please share the errors generated.
> Putting uname -a in the first mail itself helps alongwith appropriate cat
> /etc/release
> e.g cat /etc/redhat-release
>
> I guess it is hotspot in this case, in which case the following would be
> relevant.
>
> Let me try to put some points which might be useful.
> (Of course, if you see differences in Erik's comments from mine,  he is the
> final authority.)
>
> 1. I haven't yet heard of building a 64 bit VM on a 32 bit, the other way
> might still be ok.
> My guess is a 64 bit VM will not be able to load correctly on 32 a bit
> machine. Copying the libjvm.so will not help, in that case.
> It might just see a reference and proceed, but end up loading the 32 bit
> VM.
>
> 2. If you are trying to build on a different kind of machine (crossing the
> vm bit length and the machine bit length) and not specifying the ARCH_MODEL
> explicitly, please try to do so.
> This may give out errors correctly.
>
> 3. Also as a side note, a 32 bit build should not require link to 64 bit
> JVM even as a ALT_BOOTDIR.
>
> but a 64 bit VM would require atleast 4 libjvm.so.
> 32 bit  libjvm.so
> 32 bit libjvm_g.so
> 64 bit libjvm.so
> 64 bit libjvm_g.so
>
> The 64 bit VM does not run on its own, it required a support of 32 bit vm
> as well.
> It will work something like the last line in pt 1 above.
>
> 4. >>an adlc utility is run during the compilation, which is of 64 bit, so
> cannot be executed on >>the host machine.
> Goes back to pt 1. Yes, adlc is architecture dependant and will not run on
> 32 bit.
> Like I mentioned above the other way, (build 32 bit on a 64 bit ) would
> probably be ok.
>
>
> rgds,
> Vikram.
>
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> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Deepak Mathews <deepak2427 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thank you Eric, for your quick reply.
>>
>> Sorry, I had forgot to mention the platform.
>>
>> It is Linux.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Deepak
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Erik Trimble <Erik.Trimble at sun.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Deepak Mathews wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to cross compile for x86 64 bit from a x86 32 bit host
>>>> machine.
>>>>
>>>> I am facing a lot of issues in this regard.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone been able to successfully do this.
>>>>
>>>> Why is the target being linked against libjvm.so which is in the
>>>> ALT_BOOTDIR on the host system.
>>>> Even if i fix that issue by copying libjvm.so from a 64bit JDK, an adlc
>>>> utility is run during the compilation, which is of 64 bit, so cannot be
>>>> executed on the host machine.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Deepak
>>>>
>>> First off, which platform?  Windows? Linux? Solaris?
>>>
>>> Frankly, I don't think we've ever tried doing Windows 64-bit on a 32-bit
>>> platform, and I can't imagine it would really be easy at all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
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