mxcl/homebrew — Issue #9368: Standardize switch for "32 bit build"
Author: adamv
Created: 2012-01-01 19:13:20+00:00
State: open

We need to standardize and document the switch for forcing a 32-bit build. `--32-bit` is used in several formulae already and is "ok with me" unless someone things of something better.

(This is similar to `--universal` in that not ever formula will support it, but when it does, it ought to be standardized.)

Also note that forcing 32-bit builds of things that are deps will cause problems, but the onus is on the user there.
We should also consider having failed builds dump the build receipts for all deps to the log, for bug reports.