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Re: PROPOSAL: Policy for obsoleting targets


On May 16, 2003, Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com> wrote:

> The problem with cross build is that there is really no generic 
> "build a cross compiler" procedure.

Excellent point.

> No one person is skilled in all those types of cross builds.  I have
> done about 4 of them in the past year.  If GCC is to have good cross
> building instructions, then my proposal would be to divide the
> instructions into categories based upon the above patterns and any
> others that people can identify.

Agreed on all counts.  You seem to have a great starting point.

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