Re: [Valgrind-users] How to run Valgrind/Helgrind on 32bit apps, in 64bit OS

[Nicholas N. <n.n...@gm...>]

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Banibrata Dutta
<ban...@gm...> wrote:
>
> I have a x86_64 arch system, running RHEL4.6 x86_64. However, the application
> I would like to use Valgrind on, is a 32-bit application (due to some legacy
> library dependencies, which are available 32-bit only).
>
> Should I be using the Valgrind v3.5.0 x86_64 version, or the i386 version (x86)
> in this environment ? Also, I believe, installation of the x86 version might
> meet with lot of unfulfilled dependencies (glibc specific version, x86 flavour
> etc.)!

Use the x86_64 version.  It builds two versions of Valgrind, one that
handles 64-bit programs and one that handles 32-bit programs, and it
will transparently choose the appropriate one.  In other words, It
Should Just Work.

Nick