39010 – How can I safely cross-compile?

Bug 39010 - How can I safely cross-compile?

Summary: How can I safely cross-compile?

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-user
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Gentoo Linux FAQ (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Docs Team

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Reported:	2004-01-22 02:16 UTC by Miroslav Šulc
Modified:	2004-01-23 00:36 UTC (History)
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Description Miroslav Šulc gentoo-dev

2004-01-22 02:16:24 UTC

I would like to build some packages for some of my machines that have slower CPUs and less memory. What is the safe method to cross-compile - create - packages for these machines? They of course have another CPU type. Is it possible to cross-compile glibc?

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Comment 1 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-01-22 08:55:49 UTC

For a quickinstall you should test the (currently testing masked) crossdev-ebuild.  It contains a shell-script which will create all the needed crossdev-utilities.

It does not work on every target-architecture (due to glibc-problems).  But it should be usable between different x86-architectures.

If you need help, you can join #gentoo-embedded on a freenode-IRC-server.

Comment 2 Miroslav Šulc gentoo-dev

2004-01-23 00:36:53 UTC

Thank you for the information. It is very helpful :-)