[fpc-pascal]gnu binutils cross compiler/linker for linux from windows

[Harald Houppermans]

Hi,   I want to create a pascal compiler which can cross compile for linux from windows.   ( So I can develop server programs on windows and then later run then on linux server's )   It seems there are 2 pascal compilers which might be able to do that:   1. free pascal. 2. gnu pascal.   I am trying to get free pascal working as a cross compiler.   I have been told by a user of free pascal that I need a cross compiler and a cross linker also websites say that.   It also seems that gnu binutils 2.14 contain a cross compiler and a cross linker ? ( or what is a cross assembler ? )   So I need to compile/link/build the gnu binutils. ( I think?: working on windows and compiling for linux )   I already tried compiling gnu binutils the simple way: ./configure make   It gives this error:   /bin/sh ./../ylwrap "" deffilep.y y.tab.c deffilep.c y.tab.h deffilep.h --  -d ./../ylwrap: -d: command not found   ylwrap seems to be a script.   I have been told to install bison and flex.   My questions are the following:   Compiling binutils:   1. Which parameters to use for ./configure ? 2. How to install binutils ?   Installing flex:   1. Where do I extract the zipfile too ? does it matter ? 2. How should I compile it 3. How to install it and where ?   Same questions for bison   I'll try and post this same message to the free pascal mailing list as well.   What I am trying to do seems rather complex... I have almost no experience with linux !   I also have msys installed.   Any help would be great.   Skybuck.