Re: lamer question

[Mitchell Blank Jr <mitch sfgoth com>]

Andrita Constantin wrote:
> Can I  build an alpha kernel on a x86 machine?

In theory, yes.  I've never tried it though, and I've heard that
using gcc to cross-compile for a 64-bit architecture from a
32-bit host is dodgy at best (and the gcc 2.95 manual even
says that it's "problematic and sometimes does not work")
My advice: don't.

-Mitch

ps: I pulled a pre-M12 mozilla out of CVS today for my alpha - looking
  very good.  It's still slow on things like scrolling (redraws aren't
  coalesced yet, for example) but I used the browser for several hours
  without any crashes or severe misbehavior.  YMMV.