title: Force gcc to compile 32 bit programs on 64 bit platform
body: <p>I've got a proprietary program that I'm trying to use on a 64 bit system. </p>
  
  <p>When I launch the setup it works ok, but after it tries to update itself and compile some modules and it fails to load them. </p>
  
  <p>I'm suspecting it's because it's using gcc and gcc tries to compile them for a 64 bit system and therefore this program cannot use these modules.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any way (some environmental variables or something like that) to force gcc to do everything for a 32 bit platform. Would a 32 bit chroot work?</p>