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Re: Cross-compilation (many to many)...
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <ian at airs dot com>
- To: Chase <xanadu at juun dot com>
- Cc: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 30 Sep 2005 09:55:17 -0700
- Subject: Re: Cross-compilation (many to many)...
- References: <12905203-25BF-42ED-9F67-8290020835F5@juun.com>
Chase <xanadu@juun.com> writes:
> what i'm looking for are **generalized** instructions for building a
> cross-compiler on **any** platform (on which gcc can run) that
> targets **any** platform (targetable by gcc).
As far as I know, no such instructions exist. There are many target
dependent details that one would have to deal with. Very few people
actually need to target many different platforms. That said, I
encourage you to gather the information and write those instructions
yourself.
> i know that mingw is part of the solution (for targeting windows),
> but i'm still unlear (even after reading through the mingw faq and
> installation documentation) on the exact purpose of mingw. why is
> this needed at all? is this unique to targeting windows, or will i
> need some sort of equivelant thing for targeting BeOS or Mac OS X or
> Linux from other platforms?
mingw is unique to Windows. Mac OS X is Unix, and requires no unusual
handling. I don't know enough about BeOS.
Ian