kernel 2.4.18-3 upgrade

[pavlo_7]

Could you please assist me in making this open64 work?[/B]

This software is for Red Hat 6 and 7, which are really old. I've tried installing IA32 version, hoping that it would compile from sources even when using 2.6 kernel, but did not succeed (vcg fails at make, etc.). Also, I'm using Debian, not Red Hat. Sorry, I'm not sure I can help you with this.

[SunitaChandrasekaran]

okay
well is it possible to execute a 64-bit dynamically executable file on a 32-bit machine?
i understand from these commands :

file /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ia64-open64-linux/0.16/driver

that

/usr/lib/gcc-lib/ia64-open64-linux/0.16/driver: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, IA-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (user shared bits), not stripped

and

code : ldd /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ia64-open64-linux/0.16/driver

that

not a dynamic executable

it is a 64-bit file!! am i right?

my machine is 32-bit machine!!!
is there any possiblity that i can run these files on my machine!?????

[pavlo_7]

I think you would need 64-bit hardware to run their 64-bit code.

[SunitaChandrasekaran]

Can I upgrade my 32-bit machine to a 64-bit ??
Would it work then??

or is it possible that i pick up the souce code of the binary executable file openf90 and try compiling it on a gcc for a 32-bit machine??

[SunitaChandrasekaran]

can i do some cross compilation to make this work?