cygwin hosted cross compiler for Linux target : binutils configure hangs
Daniel Jacobowitz
drow@mvista.com
Wed Apr 2 14:31:00 GMT 2003
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 07:00:40PM -0800, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> "babu" <babu@altosys.co.in> writes:
>
> > Any hints on compiling glibc on cygwin host for Linux target.
>
> I wouldn't bother (unless you plan to do glibc development). Just
> copy the files over from a GNU/Linux system.
>
> Otherwise you will have to ask the glibc developers what it takes to
> build glibc with a cross-compiler.
Building glibc with a cross-compiler is slightly frustrating, but
doable. Doing it on Cygwin may be another story. It relies on current
versions of a number of GNU tools, and is very picky about their
behavior; I'm guessing Cygwin has most of the same tools, but there's
no knowing whether their quirks will be close enough.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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