-arch

[rabidz7]

How do i choose the architecture I compile an app for? e.g. ppc, ppc64, i386, i386_64

[mfram]

In XCode, I assume, right? Under Project Target Settings.

[rabidz7]

Originally Posted by mfram

In XCode, I assume, right? Under Project Target Settings.

How would I do this in the command line compiler.

[karter16]

Originally Posted by rabidz7

How would I do this in the command line compiler.

gcc -arch i386 program.c

for example

[rabidz7]

Originally Posted by karter16

gcc -arch i386 program.c

for example

So, do I do this when i type ./configure or make?

[karter16]

Originally Posted by rabidz7

So, do I do this when i type ./configure or make?

Hmmm it's a bit difficult to say without knowing exactly what you are doing.

it might pay to do some background reading on gcc, option flags, makefiles, etc. but essentially -arch is an option for gcc, which is what compiles your source code.

You need to add -arch (and your chosen architecture) to the relevant gcc calls. Without knowing your setup this is probably in the configure file or possibly directly in the makefile (although I'm guessing the way you have things setup configure is building your makefile). Anyway, I'd suggest doing background reading on whatever your workflow is so that you understand each step of what is happening :-)

Cheers

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Starting with something like this could be useful :-)

http://www.eupcs.org/wiki/Introduction_To_Makefiles

[rabidz7]

Originally Posted by karter16

Hmmm it's a bit difficult to say without knowing exactly what you are doing.

it might pay to do some background reading on gcc, option flags, makefiles, etc. but essentially -arch is an option for gcc, which is what compiles your source code.

You need to add -arch (and your chosen architecture) to the relevant gcc calls. Without knowing your setup this is probably in the configure file or possibly directly in the makefile (although I'm guessing the way you have things setup configure is building your makefile). Anyway, I'd suggest doing background reading on whatever your workflow is so that you understand each step of what is happening :-)

Cheers

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Starting with something like this could be useful :-)

http://www.eupcs.org/wiki/Introduction_To_Makefiles

A am compiling an app from source code on my macbook pro 2011. I first type ./configure then I type make.

[karter16]

Originally Posted by rabidz7

A am compiling an app from source code on my macbook pro 2011. I first type ./configure then I type make.

Yep - so you need to edit your makefile to contain the arch option when GCC is called.

I really, really recommend reading up on makefiles etc. so you understand what's going on :-)

Good luck!

[mfram]

Usually you'd say something like

./configure --help

It will tell you the options available. It might be something like:

./configure --with-cflags="-march=i386"

or something like that. Every package is different.

[Madd the Sane]

One way to do it is with

./configure --with-cflags="-arch i386" --with-ldflags="-arch i386"

or with

CC="gcc -arch i386" ./configure

The arch flag is specific to Darwin/OS X/NeXTStep and won't work on other OSes.