> -----Original Message-----
> From: Akim Demaille [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:36 PM
> To: Peter Eisentraut
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Definition of cross-compiling
>
>
> - Ideal cross compiling situation:
> The user said --host. This gives a better control than
> build != host.
>
> - Historical cross compiling situation:
> You can't run what you compile.
>
> The latter should be deprecated, because of all the problems it
> implies (it hides failures from the native compiler etc.).
> Unfortunately, since it will be years before all the `configure' use
> the new Autoconf, we will have to maintain this for a long time (well,
> I'm saying this because I'm not so strict with backward compatibility,
> some might say `for the eternity' :).
>
> But ideally, IMHO, the definition should be limited to the first item.
>
> There will be a patch so that when given --host=foo, Autoconf will
> look for foo-cc etc. so from the point of view of the comfort,
> the new situation is a step towards people who have to cross compile.
>
> On the other hand, because the historical definition hides problems,
> as a step towards ``regular'' users, I'm tempted to have this kind of
> cross compilation situation clearly displayed by a warning (something
> like `can't run executables! Seems to me your compiler is cross
> compiler. Next time, please use --host).
>
> Akim
>
> PS/ IANACCU, I Am Not A Cross Compiler User.
>
Hello Akim,
IAACCBAU (A Am A Cross Compiler Builder And User) and I fully agree with
this scheme! :-)
Bernard
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