Bug 95280 – /etc/genkernel ARCH_OVERRIDE not working

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Hosted Projects

[Description Kevin Branham 2005-06-06 17:07:46 UTC]

cc1: error: code model `kernel' not supported in the 32 bit mode
make[2]: *** [scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [scripts/mod] Error 2
--
  SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
  SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.c
  HOSTCC  scripts/genksyms/lex.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/genksyms/parse.o
  HOSTLD  scripts/genksyms/genksyms
make: *** [scripts] Error 2
* Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 3.1.5

* ERROR: Failed to compile the "prepare" target...



Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1./etc/genkernel.conf  set option -- ARCH_OVERRIDE="x86"

2.genkernel --udev --dmraid all 

3.Error above is produced

Actual Results:  
Kernel fails to compile in 32bit 

Expected Results:  
Compile a 32 bit kernel. 

Tried - assorted arch's besides x86-64
got same results.   Also tried just genkernel --udev all
and genkernel --udev --menuconfig all , 
unable to override processor type.

[Comment 1 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) 2005-06-15 11:57:03 UTC]

Please attach complete /var/log/genkernel.log.

[Comment 2 Kevin Branham 2005-06-15 12:18:48 UTC]

Created attachment 61297 [details]
Genkernel log attached as requested

[Comment 3 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) 2005-06-22 08:51:33 UTC]

Try CMD_ARCHOVERRIDE="x86" instead of ARCH_OVERRIDE="x86".

[Comment 4 Eric Edgar (RETIRED) 2005-07-10 03:47:28 UTC]

CMD_ARCHOVERRIDE works but perhaps we should fix this?

[Comment 5 Eric Edgar (RETIRED) 2005-07-11 09:38:46 UTC]

Added additional check so that ARCH_OVERRIDE in /etc/genkernel.conf works 
properly.