Ross Walker wrote:
>
> To do that you can try issuing an 'arch i386 rpmbuild -ba --
> target=i386 <your spec file>' the 'arch i386' sets up the environment
> to report the machine is i386. That doesn't work everywhere, that is
> why mock or Xen or VMware with a full i386 environment is the
> recommended approach.
>
> Personnally I like Xen as it comes with the OS and using virt-install
> getting another CentOS PV guest os is relatively quick. Others prefer
> mock still others VMware. Only mock and Xen can do it in a text-only
> setup.
VMware server needs the X libs installed, but doesn't need X to be
running on the host itself. You can connect VMware console from some
other machine if you need access to the virtual guest's console.
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Les Mikesell
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