Re: compiling 32 bit on amd64 using ia32-libs(novice)

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Ved <vduggira@vt.edu> writes:

> Hi all,
> I have a pure64 installation with ia32-libs. I tried compiling a
> simple "Hello world" program in 32-bit mode and it is unable to locate
> the relavent 32bit i386 libraries.
>
> command:linux32 gcc -m32 -march=i386 hello.c
> output:
> /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/x86_64-linux/3.3.4/./libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
> /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/x86_64-linux/3.3.4/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> I am able to run 32 bit apps, But unable to compile them. Is there
> something I am missing? Is the ia32-libs pkg only for running programs
> and not for development?

Yes, ia32-libs is just for running programs. ia32libs-dev is for
developement.

Further, and thats the error you get, gcc-3.3 is not build to compile
32bit userspace code. Try gcc-3.4 instead.

> Thanks,
> Vyas

MfG
        Goswin