[Question]Will ICS need 64bit Linux dev environment to build?

[einmus]

I have just setup my dev machine, which is Ubuntu 10.04.3 32bit. I've
successfully build 3.1 or something like mr2 on my machine. Though I
had to modify some makefile lines. I was wondering if ICS would
enforce 64bit dev environment or not? And why we have to use 64bit dev
enviroment to build Android since 2.3 AFAIK. Everything seems to be
fine under 32bit dev environment.

[Jean-Baptiste Queru]

I think it'll be like the current AOSP master, where there's no
explicit enforcement, but if you're on a 32-bit machine you're pretty
much on your own. Note that IceCreamSandwich is much larger and
heavier than Gingerbread, and it's possible in fact that it'll be
reaching the limits of what can fit in a 32-bit process.

JBQ

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[Daniel Callaghan]

Android has a requirement of 64bit systems compiling the source

www.LinuxBoxSolution.com

[Daniel Callaghan]

Also if u look throught these threads you'll see. Numerous people encountering problems compiling on 32 bit systems

www.LinuxBoxSolution.com