title: how to use unix configure to compile 32 bits executable on 64 bits
body: <p>I want to compile a program using the standard ./configure , make, make install.
  I am using 64 bits machine but I want the executable to be 32 bits executable.</p>
  
  <p>What is the way to do this, I did ./configure --help but saw nothing on this (it has the --disable-64bit but it does not seem to do the work</p>