Build 32bit on 64 bit Linux using an automake configure script?

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Jack Nock picture Jack Nock · Jul 16, 2010 · Viewed 69.7k times · Source

I'm using a 64bit system but want a set of 32bit binaries. What options must I pass to a configure script to generate a 32bit/x86 makefile?

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Jack Nock picture Jack Nock · Jul 25, 2010

Passing the following argument to configure script allowed me to build the 32bit library on 64bit Linux

./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu CFLAGS=-m32 CXXFLAGS=-m32 LDFLAGS=-m32

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