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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 93 09:52:51 -0400
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT ctron DOT com>
To: mcgratjp AT elec DOT canterbury DOT ac DOT nz
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: Cross-Cross Compiler.

> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 93 23:32:44 NZDT
> From: mcgratjp AT elec DOT canterbury DOT ac DOT nz
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> Hi all,

> I'd like to build a cross compiler to compile to a 68k. This much I can do 
> on linux.

> Can I now apply the appropriate patches and make a go32 hosted version?
> That is, build a linux->go32 cross compiler, and use it to make a go32 to
> 68k compiler? A bit convoluted perhaps, but if possible should be easier than
> compiling gcc under dos I would have thought.

Theoretically, you can use "--target=go32" where appropriate to build
a compiler that makes executables that run under go32.  You can then
use this compiler to make a go32->68K compiler using "--host=go32"

> I can build a cross compiler, but will I be able to build a go32 executable on
> Linux, or even better a Sun 4, by doing this?

You can't build go32.exe itself outside of dos.


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