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then you can compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the
kernel and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are
located in <xref linkend="chapter-bootable"/>.</para>
+
+ <note>
+ <para>This version of the book builds a 32-bit Linux system and
+ requires an existing 32-bit version of of the kernel on the Intel/AMD
+ x86 architecture. Adding capabilty for x86_64 systems is a major
+ objective of a future version of LFS. Support for 64-bit systems and
+ additional architectures can be found in the Cross-Compiled Linux From
+ Scratch (CLFS) project at <ulink url="http://cross-lfs.org/view/svn/"/>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
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