Am Don, 27 Jul 2000 09:37:50 Seth Nickell Sie: > > Are there special reasons why you want to cross compile? > > I'm trying to port/compile XFree86 4.0.1, and I hate working w/o > x-terms. :-) Also I prefer to work w/ partitions over 1 gig when dealing > w/ larger compiles like X + gnome.
If you are going to work on X, I am willing to lend a hand to make it easier for you :) (in simpler cases I tend to think that cross compilation is not worth the trouble) > > Have you tried make-cross? > > What is make-cross? It makes a cheap but effective cross compiler for you. Check alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/ghhk/make-cross or the Debian source package of the same name at ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/source/*/make-cross_* (I believe it is "devel" for the *, but I am not sure) If you use Debian, definitely use the source package. But even if not, it can be instructive to look at it to understand how it works. Thanks, Marcus
