Compile 32bit C-lib on 64 bit

[Jorgen Grahn]

On Sun, 2011-05-01, Hegedüs Ervin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> this is not a "clear" Python question - I've wrote a module in C,
> which uses a 3rd-party lib - it's a closed source, I just get the
> .so, .a and a header file.
>
> Looks like it works on 32bit (on my desktop), but it must be run
> on 64bit servers.
>
>
> When I'm compiling it on 64bit, gcc says:
>
> /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /lib32/lib3rdpartyCrypt.so when searching for -l3rdpartyCrypt

A different angle: if you need to use closed-source, non-standard
crypto, and the suppliers cannot even be bothered to compile it for
the CPU architecture that has been standard for at least 6--7 years,
start planning to replace it *now*.

/Jorgen

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