Re: config automatically switches from 32-bit to 64-bit for x86

[Jaswinder Singh Rajput]

Hello Rafael,

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thursday 27 May 2010, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to build 32 bit kernel image on 64-bit machine but after
>> 'make menuconfig' it automatically switches 32-bit to 64-bit.
>
> Try 'linux32 make menuconfig' and 'linux32 make'.
>

Yes, this works :-)

But I wonder then what is the point/use of CONFIG_X86_32 if compiler
is not listening to it.

Logically compiler should set appropriate flags based on .config settings.

Thanks,
--
Jaswinder Singh.
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