Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 19:48:38 -0600 From: David Leimbach <leimy2k@mac.com> To: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cross compile? Message-ID: <D07A513D-2532-11D8-9DD0-000A95AFBEB4@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <3FCD3974.3000307@freebsd.org> References: <EKENLNBIDBAHKIELDLPNIELGCAAA.matt@kittycat.co.uk> <27038438-24CE-11D8-9DD0-000A95AFBEB4@mac.com> <3FCD3974.3000307@freebsd.org>
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On Dec 2, 2003, at 7:16 PM, Peter Grehan wrote: >> I have an ELF cross compiler for my Mac OS X box though I don't know >> if that will be enough. > > Nah, cross-building on a non-FreeBSD platform (even another *BSD > platform) is a bit of a nightmare due to slight differences in make > syntax, utility params etc. > > You also need a x-compiler built for FreeBSD to get the correct > in-built definitions. > > NetBSD is certainly much better at this: they seem to be able to > cross-build on anything vaguely resembling Unix. > > later, Interesting... I am able to use the ELF cross compiler to build the Pistachio variant of L4 just fine... they must have different dependencies though I suppose. Dave > > Peter. >
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