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From: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org>
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Subject: Re: freebsd -> sun
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> This seems like a strange question, but my curiosity is making
> me do it....
>
> I would like to write a program on a IBM x86 PC under the FreeBSD OS and
> run the program on a SUN WorkStation.  Can this work somehow without re-
> compiling on the SUN?

It should be if you use binutils-2.7 (or 2.8) and gcc-2.7.2.x.  You'll
need the libraries and header files from a Sun (Solaris?) system.  See
the INSTALL file in the gcc distribution - make sure you thoroughly
read the section about cross compiling.

I've built a Sparc-Sun-Solaris -> FreeBSD ELF cross compiler on
the sun, so I know it's possible to go that way.

Dan Eischen
deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org