Re: cross-compiling various packages for ARM [GishPuppy]

[Ken Hornstein <kenh%pobox.com@localhost>]

>Another option is distcc. I've successfully cross compiled packages (e.g. 
>python2.6) using distcc on my TS7200 (evbarm).   There's a how-to you can 
>read in the pkgsrc/doc dir:
>HOWTO-crosscompile

While I've done that too, I've found that running configure on those
devices can take seemingly forever even with distcc.  And distcc
does speed up builds, no doubt about it, but in my experience a true
crosscompile is faster.

--Ken