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