From: Nigel Stephens <nigel AT algor DOT co DOT uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 15:40:47 GMT
To: Marty Leisner <leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com>
Cc: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku AT gilberto DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>,
        Nigel Stephens <nigel AT algor DOT co DOT uk>, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: cross compiling
References: <17196 DOT 199503091304 AT westminster DOT algor DOT co DOT uk> <9503091510 DOT AA27073 AT gnu DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com>

"Marty Leisner" (leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com) writes:
 > > 3) Configure each of gcc and binutils by using:
 > > 	./configure --host=i386-bsd --target=i386-go32
 > > 
 > >    (It may be that some of the go32 config files are missing, in which
 > >     case I've got working copies, let me know what's missing).
 > >  
 > 
 > Why do you have to make gcc?  I just use (on linux) my base gcc (I have
 > a problem with {var,std}arg.h with gcc 2.5.8...

Good point, since Chris will presumably be running a modern gcc on
FreeBSD.  

Until recently I cross-compiled for DOS using MIPS workstations, so I
really did need the full set of gcc, gas and binutils!  I guess that I
just operated on auto-pilot and continued doing the same for BSDI
(*blush*).

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