Re: Fortran Binary files AMD64 x i686

[Jo Shields <jo.shields@comlab.ox.ac.uk>]

Marcelo Vitola wrote:

> Dear list,
>
>  I have some problems with a FORTRAN binary file creates in amd64 
> (kernel 2.6.8-11-amd64-k8, g77 version 3.3.5) when I try to read it in 
> a Pentium IV (kernel 2.6.8-2-686, g77 version 3.3.5). Someone knows if 
> is this normal? There is some  way to solve this problem?
>
>
>  
> --
> Marcelo Vitola 

Erm... this might seem like a stupid question, but if you're compiling 
amd64-only code, why would the compiled code run on a 32-bit cpu? It's 
not going to work any more than SPARC binaries on ARM