perl ./configure failure (while attempting to configure for crosscomp ile build)

[Daniel Kegel]

Alexander Povolotsky wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> While my attempts to generate linux ppc native gcc compiler are on "halt" due to its "crosstool" build error (Dan - when you will have some spare time, I would greatly appreciate your help in that matter)

[The next step in fixing your canadian cross problem
is for me or some other gcc 'expert' to reproduce the
problem locally.  It would help greatly if you could write a script
that will reproduce the problem without manual intervention.
Shouldn't be too hard -- except that you'll want to have the
script build a crosstool crosscompiler, since the 'expert' won't
have access to your prebuild compiler.]

> I have attempted to cross-compile perl-5.8.5 on cygwin for linux/ppc
> using my existant and test proven as working OK powerpc-linux-gcc-3.3.2
> cross compiler ...it fails in compiling test program - I feel that default libraries and includes, which ./configure used are involved in that failure - what libraries and includes I should input/use ?

Don't try to cross-compile Perl.  AFAIK, you can't.

Parrot (on which Perl 6 will be based?), on the other hand, might eventually be cross-compilable,
especially if people who care about it jump in and start helping.
See e.g. http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl6.internals/25521

- Dan

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