yes, this warning had been annyoing me too, but it's just a warning, it still works without any further problems - btw, have you tried to configure --host=ppc_405 ?? Or does such not work...
Dan Kegel wrote: > I'm using autoconf 2.53. > > When I run configure, I override CC and the like > in the environment to point to my cross-compiler like this: > > CC=/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/bin/ppc_405-gcc > AR=/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/bin/ppc_405-ar > RANLIB=/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/bin/ppc_405-ranlib CFLAGS="-mcpu=403 > -D__PPC405__" ./configure --prefix=/ > > Configuring without --host or --build yields the error > "If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'." > > Configuring with --host but without --build yields the warning > "configure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use > --host. > If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used." > > So I configure with both --host and --build, but that's really annoying, > as I posted originally. I just can't win. How do I configure for > cross-compiling > without warnings or errors, and without hard-coding info about the build > machine into my build scripts? > - Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Akim Demaille > To: Guido Draheim > Cc: Dan Kegel; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Sent: 01.10.2002 23:02 > Subject: Re: When crosscompiling, does configure really need --build? > > >>>>>>"Guido" == Guido Draheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>> > > Guido> Dan Kegel wrote: > >>>I've noticed lately that I need to specify --build when configuring >>>software for cross-compilation. This is a big burden, because I >>>write portable build scripts that invoke configure, make, etc. It >>>seems somewhat absurd, but the best way I can figure to find out >>>what to pass to --build is to run a second layer of autoconf on my >>>build script. Please, someone tell me I don't really need to >>>specify --build... >> > > Guido> I never did, --host was all what was needed... > > Maybe he is referring to 2.13 (who knows: I see no version number) > which was quite different wrt this. > >
