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Subject: Re: Multilib support: running 32-bit binaries on 64-bit systems
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Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar@gmail.com> skribis:

> Guix already supports cross-compilation out of the box of 32-bit
> packages on any architecture:
>
> 	guix build --system=3Di686-linux PACKAGES...

Just a note: this is native compilation, *not* cross-compilation.
x86_64 machines can run i686 binaries, which is why the above command
works just fine.

For cross-compilation, see =E2=80=98--target=E2=80=99.

Ludo=E2=80=99.