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Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:34:43 -0400
From: "Craig A. Vanderborgh" <craigv AT voxware DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cross compiling cygwin...
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Christopher Faylor wrote:

>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.
>  
>
I believe that this is a great example where it would be quite 
appropriate for you to provide a more useful response than "go google 
yourself".

The details of exactly how a cross compiler should be configured for 
Cygwin are quite important, yet they remain a mystery to far too many 
people.

Why not take just a few minutes and jot this information down 
somewhere?  Is it really so much to ask??

Regards,
craig

>cgf
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