re: Cross-building GENERIC32

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> >ie, use -m sparc, not -m sparc64, for 32 bit kernels.  we could probably
> >fix this for sparc64 and make it use -m32, but....
> 
> Well, it would save people cross-building from having to build another
> toolchain. But everybody has four-core multi-GHz machines idling under
> their desk these days, I guess.  ;)

i'm not sure this really matters.  if you have a 32 bit sparc kernel,
you want a 32 bit sparc userland... so, you should have the toolchain
you need anyway.  i guess if you were only wanting to build a new kernel
without a full release...

> Is the sparc 64 bit vs. 32 bit build topic documented anywhere, btw.? I
> couldn't find any hints.

not that i really know of...


.mrg.