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Re: crosscompiling a crosscompiler ?

From: Nathan Kidd <nathan-svn at spicycrypto dot ca>
To: crossgcc at sourceware dot org
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:20:27 -0400
Subject: Re: crosscompiling a crosscompiler ?
References: <46BA4CB4.8000200@cte-electronic.de>

Tobi wrote:
> i'd like to build a compiler running on cygwin with target
> i586-unknown-linux-gnu.
> is it possible to build a toolchain like this with a linux->cygwin
> crosscompiler (already running on my linux box) ?
> how can i tell crosstool to use a crosscompiler ?

Yes, you can do this in general; google "canadian cross"

e.g. http://www.airs.com/ian/configure/configure_6.html

I can't help but think you might find it easier to run cygwin under wine
though.  I doubt canadian crosses get tested anywhere near what regular
cross builds get.

-Nathan

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