Ok, now i've got a challenge !
I wish i could run linux on the fast machine...... -Darryl > Maniac, > > You would have to do the reverse of what I just said. You would have to > build a cross compiler from cygwin to linux. I haven't heard of anybody > doing that, but it doesn't mean that its impossible. > > You will first have to download the gcc binutils. Go to > ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.13.tar.gz. Unpack it, > enter the directory and execute: > > ./configure --prefix=(some install location) --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu > gmake; gmake install > Add the install location for binutils to your PATH. > This will build the binutils (ar, as, ld) on cygwin targetting linux. > You will then download gcc > (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-3.2.tar.gz). Uncompress and enter the > gcc directory and execute: > ./configure --prefix=(same location as above) --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu > --build=cygwin --host=cygwin > gmake; gmake install > > You should now have a cross compiler from cygwin to linux (if it is > possible). > > Dig around on the gcc newsgroups (gcc.gnu.org) or just install linux on > the fast machine (the preferred approach). > > Thanks, > Mike > > > > Maniac - wrote: > >> Maybe i phrased the question incorrectly. >> >> I want to use a cygwin box as a client(?) to build >> linux binaries. i.e. the linux box i have is slow >> and i want to use the cygwin host (which is much >> quicker) to build the binaries for the linux box. >> I think your answer solves the problem the other way >> around ? >> >> -Darryl >> >> >> >> >Your best bet is to look at mingw (www.mingw.org). You can install >> cygwin's mingw package, and then download the linux mingw >> cross-compiler >> > at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/windows.html. Once you set up your >> >hosts, you should be able to execute (from cygwin) "distcc >> mingw32-gcc ..." >> > >> >Hope this helps, >> >Mike >> > >> >Maniac - wrote: >> > >> > >> >>Can anyone give me any hints. >> >> >> >>With a linux buildhost: >> >>Do i have to do anything special to use a windows cygwin >> >>box as a distcc client? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >distcc mailing list >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >http://lists.samba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/distcc > > > > > _______________________________________________ > distcc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.samba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/distcc _______________________________________________ distcc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.samba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/distcc
