Merge "Clarify the requirement for 64-bit systems"
diff --git a/src/source/initializing.md b/src/source/initializing.md
index 7f07728..bbe3357 100644
--- a/src/source/initializing.md
+++ b/src/source/initializing.md
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
build tools available. Reports of successes or failures on other
distributions are welcome.
+For Gingerbread (2.3.x) and newer versions, including the master
+branch, a 64-bit environment is required. Older versions can be
+compiled on 32-bit systems.
+
*Note: It is also possible to build Android in a virtual machine.
If you are running Linux in a virtual machine, you will need at
least 16GB of RAM/swap and 30GB or more of disk space in order to
