[Xorg-driver-geode] [PATCH video-geode] config: prevent building on 64 bit CPU

[Gaetan Nadon]

On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 11:11 +1000, Mitch Davis wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Gaetan Nadon <memsize at videotron.ca> wrote:
> > When doing full X.Org builds, many waste time investigating
> > compile errors, not knowing anything about Geode.
> >
> > Only build on i*86 cpu. The configuration will not abort,
> > a warning message is issued and no C code is compiled.
> 
> I haven't tried it yet to know whether it's a problem, but it's
> possible to *build* it on ia64, just not *run* it.
> 
> (I am using a cross-compiler to compile x86 code on am ia64 machine)
> 
> Even if the software still builds, I think the messages should be
> changed to indicate it can't be run on a non x86 machine.
> 

Thanks. I'll update the message. It fails to compile on AMD64 in the
assembler code. It is possible that it compiles
on some 64 bit cpu as you pointed out. 


> Mitch.
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