1 |
On 01/03/11 16:11, Christoph Spielmann wrote: |
2 |
|
3 |
> Well in terms of crossdev i686-gentoo-linux-gnu-gcc is not a valid |
4 |
> target (just look at the output of crossdev --help). If you want to |
5 |
> build x86-code on a machine using a x86-compiler why would you want to |
6 |
> use a cross-compilation-environment anyway? The idea of using |
7 |
> cross-compilation is to build stuff for another target than the target |
8 |
> of the host-compiler... E.g. build arm-code on a x86-machine or compile |
9 |
> stuff for ppc on a x86-64-machine. |
10 |
|
11 |
|
12 |
OK I agree with this answer, mostly. |
13 |
|
14 |
I have a situation where a x86 (P4) Machine is built on i686 for |
15 |
everything. However, I'm also going to chroot the machine and build |
16 |
binaries for all sorts of i486/586 and old oddball processors such as |
17 |
the Geode. |
18 |
|
19 |
So isn't that a valid exception to what you have opined about? |
20 |
|
21 |
|
22 |
curious, |
23 |
James |