Re: cross compiling in general

[Rob Kendrick <rjek@...>]

On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:48:55 +0800
Pan Shi Zhu <pan.shizhu@gmail.com> wrote:

> So this is what I say about "forget the configure scripts when
> cross-compile".
> 
> What I do is simply run configure script in x86 pc and make in x86 pc,
> then I know the exact gcc line in the make's output. (something like
> "make | grep gcc" may work)
> 
> Study the gcc line option to see what is important and just copy
> something into my own project, then everything should work.

But pretty unmaintainable when it comes to upgrading to a new version,
for security fixes, etc.

It really is best to just fix the build system, and submit a patch.

B.