Hi,

I started this discussion and I now know the answer.

But the question that remains is, can I build packages when I am
on a system with the cross-build environment?

And when this is not possible what do I have to do to change this ?

With regards Jan van Gils


> -----Original Message-----
> From: current-users-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:current-users-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Todd Vierling
> Sent: donderdag 3 januari 2002 4:41
> To: Greg A. Woods
> Cc: current-users@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: packages and Cross compiling ?
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Greg A. Woods wrote:
>
> : Note it is in fact the packages using GNU Autoconf (and more-so those
> : using GNU Automake as well) which are much better able to be cross-built
>   [...]
> : To quote the manual:
> :
> : 	Autoconf scripts can support cross-compiling, if some care is
> : 	taken in writing them.
>
> Unfortunately, such "care" is nearly never taken.  This from experience.
>
> --
> -- Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>  *  Wasabi & NetBSD:  Run with it.
> -- CDs, Integration, Embedding, Support -- http://www.wasabisystems.com/
>

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