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Subject: Re: crossbuilding docs for developers (was: buildenv target)
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At Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:48:54 +0100,
Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> 
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> On 2005.02.15 09:36:10 +0800, gnn@FreeBSD.org wrote:
> > Slight OT for all this, but can someone integrate all this information
> > into a FAQ so that embedded systems folks who often cross compile can
> > find/use this stuff?  This would be great fodder for "Bulding Embedded
> > Systems with FreeBSD" IMNSHO and if I could find all this in a FAQ I
> > could write that white paper a lot faster ;-)
> 
> Whoops... I actually have a patch laying around from remko based on
> text by ru with some basic information about cross building for
> developers.  I couldn't really find a good place for it in the
> developers handbook, so I kind of forgot about it...  I will try to
> look at it again soon and incorporate additional suggestions from this
> thread.

Very cool.  I look forward to it.

Later,
George