Eric Blake wrote:
> > Because when cross-compiling, you cannot run "make check" -
> > it would try to execute the test programs, which always fails.
>
> An over-generalization. 'make check' generally doesn't work when
> cross-compiling, but there are instances such as compiling 64-bit using
> 32-bit libraries on a 64-bit machine, or compiling for mingw from cygwin,
Yes, this case exists too. What is the right term for these cases?
- build executables that are made with the same ABI as the system uses
-> "native" compile
- build executables that use a different ABI but can be run on the build
system
-> ?? - missing term
- build executables that cannot be run on the build system
-> "cross" compile ??
> or even when compiling where a cross-emulator is also available
Yes. I once even used the MSVC compiler (via a 'cccl' wrapper script)
on Linux/x86, with the 'wine' emulator. But I didn't get far, since libtool
support is missing for this configuration.
Bruno
