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authorGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2007-01-13 02:25:58 +0000
committerGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2007-01-13 02:25:58 +0000
commit745377e8273c5f6ba4a03cf4b0f9edac5008e78e (patch)
tree069e4c4d4d1aa9b2268447960905e26ab3283fef /etc/PROBLEMS
parent806d93cea2ebcbeeae7fb7f0c829e4703697dd7f (diff)
Add information on compiling 32-bit Emacs on 64-bit GNU/Linux.
Update copyright for years post-Emacs 21 to present.
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@@ -2355,6 +2355,16 @@ This results from a bug in a VERY old version of GNU Sed. To solve
the problem, install the current version of GNU Sed, then rerun
Emacs's configure script.
+*** Building a 32-bit executable on a 64-bit GNU/Linux architecture.
+
+First ensure that the necessary 32-bit system libraries and include
+files are installed. Then use:
+
+ env CC="gcc -m32" ./configure --build=i386-linux-gnu \
+ --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib
+
+(using the location of the 32-bit X libraries on your system).
+
*** Building the Cygwin port for MS-Windows can fail with some GCC version
Building Emacs 22 with Cygwin builds of GCC 3.4.4-1 and 3.4.4-2 is
@@ -3687,7 +3697,7 @@ of machine defines NO_UNION_TYPE.
Copyright 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and redistribution of this file with or without modification
are permitted without royalty provided this notice is preserved.