GCC is native or cross compiler ....

[Ian Lance Taylor]

rkarthi2k5 <rkarthi2k5@gmail.com> writes:

>                       I am working C and C++ under GCC Compiler .... I want
> to know whether GCC is a Native or Cross Compiler and what is meant by Cross
> nd Native Compiler nd also difference between both ...... Finally I request
> u, how to build  a Cross Compiler nd give some tips about that .....

gcc can be configured as either a native or a cross compiler.

There are many places on the web which explain what a cross compiler
is.  Here is one that I wrote:
    http://airs.com/ian/configure/configure_5.html#SEC28

As far as building a cross-compiler goes, it matters a lot which
target you want to build for.  For some general information, see
    http://kegel.com/crosstool/

Ian