[debbugs-tracker] bug#33841: closed (Building x86-64 on i686 not possible it seems - activation-service-error)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Building x86-64 on i686 not possible it seems - activation-service-error Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:04:25 -0800

time nice -19 ~/src/guix/pre-inst-env guix system build ~/config.scm
--system=x86_64-linux

building
/gnu/store/27raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv...
@ unsupported-platform
/gnu/store/27raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv
x86_64-linux
while setting up the build environment: a `x86_64-linux' is required to
build
`/gnu/store/27raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv', but
I am a `i686-linux'
builder for
`/gnu/store/27raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv'
failed with exit code 1
build of
/gnu/store/27raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv failed
View build log at
'/var/log/guix/drvs/27/raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv.bz2'.
cannot build derivation
`/gnu/store/da24a831db5lv0z60kyh1drz2sw20q88-activate.drv': 1
dependencies couldn't be built
building
/gnu/store/hkjn3n1q91dnvvq5nmjs8kr2lkw4fww3-module-import-compiled.drv...
cannot build derivation
`/gnu/store/fxvgakgpmhpq1abhqnrxzirgjkmns7nb-boot.drv': 1 dependencies
couldn't be built
building
/gnu/store/jqp8g5anxc2zqisb2hv4gd8rrih0z4mj-module-import.drv...
cannot build derivation
`/gnu/store/wm9blmyzw7vsxfbdd1rpx8f9k5qm2hvf-system.drv': 1 dependencies
couldn't be built
guix system: error: build failed: build of
`/gnu/store/wm9blmyzw7vsxfbdd1rpx8f9k5qm2hvf-system.drv' failed



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Swedebugia

config.scm
Description: Text document

raas2bj7sck7vgiicfr2g4h6qrd6ga-activate-service.drv.bz2
Description: BZip2 compressed data

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> Re: bug#33841: Building x86-64 on i686 not possible it seems - activation-service-error
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> Sun, 06 Jan 2019 02:34:57 -0800
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> On 2019-01-05 19:46, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> > Hi swedebugia,
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> >>>An i686 machine cannot run and build software for x86_64.  You would
> >>>need to set up offloading to do that, or use
> >>>‘qemu-binfmt-service-type’.
> > […]
> >> OK. Would it be OK to state this somewhere in the manual or am I the
> >> only on trying to upgrade from 32->64 bit?
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> > I'd prefer not to add this to the manual as it is not particular to
> > Guix.  x86_64 is the outlier here, as it has a i686 persona.  Generally,
> > you cannot build software for a different architecture without a cross
> > toolchain (not applicable for Guix) or emulation (e.g. via
> > qemu-binfmt-service-type).
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> Ok, thanks, closing this.
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> Cheers 
> Swedebugia
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