> why are the runtime libraries for the other supported target architectures
> excluded?

They would make the packages way bigger. So at best, they would be separate
pkgs. (and then they can also get a dependancy on mingw32-binutils).

Crosscompiling to other architectures also needs a crosscompiler.

Rules of thumb:

- crosscompiling to another OS on same architecture -> binutils
- crosscompiling to another arch (OS doesn't matter much) -> one
  crosscompiler + relevant cross-binutils 
- crosscompiling to a *nix (including OS X): need target libraries on host
system.

The crosscompilers (to other archs) are easily built but afaik not
distributed. FPC ftp contains a script to mass build cross binutils, and a
assortisment ready built mingw binaries (where the script doesn't work)



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