%general-entities; ]> Setup target-specific variables for the compiler and linkers: export CC="${CLFS_TARGET}-gcc ${BUILD64}" export CXX="${CLFS_TARGET}-g++ ${BUILD64}" export AR="${CLFS_TARGET}-ar" export AS="${CLFS_TARGET}-as" export RANLIB="${CLFS_TARGET}-ranlib" export LD="${CLFS_TARGET}-ld" export STRIP="${CLFS_TARGET}-strip" CXX="${CXX} ${BUILD64}" This forces the C++ compiler to use our 64 Bit flags. Then add the build variables to ~/.bashrc to prevent issues if you stop and come back later: echo export CC=\""${CC}\"" >> ~/.bashrc echo export CXX=\""${CXX}\"" >> ~/.bashrc echo export AR=\""${AR}\"" >> ~/.bashrc echo export AS=\""${AS}\"" >> ~/.bashrc echo export RANLIB=\""${RANLIB}\"" >> ~/.bashrc echo export LD=\""${LD}\"" >> ~/.bashrc echo export STRIP=\""${STRIP}\"" >> ~/.bashrc