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Re: When crosscompiling, does configure really need --build?
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: When crosscompiling, does configure really need --build? |
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02 Oct 2002 08:02:14 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Guido" == Guido Draheim <address@hidden> 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.