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Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:35:25 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cross compiling cygwin...
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On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 12:31:34PM -0700, Linda W wrote:
>A working cross compiler?  Perhaps that is part of the
>non-straightforward problem.  Have to build non-standard compiler and
>whatever other tools are that need to be created especially for such an
>environment.  This is what I was referring to when I said that I always
>seemed to be missing one tool or another that are "obvious" to people
>who already have them setup.  I guess I somehow thought that since both
>were x86 based, there might be some switch tools to produce different
>obj/executable formats.  A bit naive I suppose...
>
>It'd be nice if this process was also in the FAQ...

There are all sorts of sites out there which deal with creating cross
compilers.  There is no reason to add this to the FAQ.

Just typing "how do I build a cross compiler" into google should be more
than adequate.

cgf

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