It's not possible to build linux 32 bit on 64 bit host machine with gn

build/config/sysroot.gni

 # Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 # This header file defines the "sysroot" variable which is the absolute path
 # of the sysroot. If no sysroot applies, the variable will be an empty string.
 
 import("//build/config/chrome_build.gni")
 
 declare_args() {
   # The absolute path of the sysroot that is applied when compiling using
   # the target toolchain.
   target_sysroot = ""
   use_sysroot = true
 }
 
-if (current_os == target_os && current_cpu == target_cpu &&
-    target_sysroot != "") {
+if (target_sysroot != "") {

[Dirk Pranke, 2016/06/23 16:22:43]

I think this probably has the same problem.

   sysroot = target_sysroot
 } else if (is_android) {
   import("//build/config/android/config.gni")
   if (current_cpu == "x86") {
     sysroot = "$android_ndk_root/$x86_android_sysroot_subdir"
   } else if (current_cpu == "arm") {
     sysroot = "$android_ndk_root/$arm_android_sysroot_subdir"
   } else if (current_cpu == "mipsel") {
     sysroot = "$android_ndk_root/$mips_android_sysroot_subdir"
   } else if (current_cpu == "x64") {
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   }
 } else if (is_mac) {
   import("//build/config/mac/mac_sdk.gni")
   sysroot = mac_sdk_path
 } else if (is_ios) {
   import("//build/config/ios/ios_sdk.gni")
   sysroot = ios_sdk_path
 } else {
   sysroot = ""
 }