On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 01:29:36AM -0600, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> > Then we should only need two build directories:
> >   - one for the host binaries
> >   - one for the target binaries
> 
> Bzzt, you are misunderstanding the GNU autofoo cross-compilation 
> terminology;) (A *very* common trap to fall in...)
[...]
> Now, LibreOffice is not a compiler, so for it host == target, and the term 
> "target" should not really be used, as it means the platform a compiler or 
> similar tool "targets".
> So what you mean is that we need two build directories: one for the *build* 
> platform binaries, one for the *host* platform binaries. (For instance, with 
> "host" and "build" in their names.)

That's the idea. In my mind, "host" was the machine hosting the build and
"target" was the target of the build.

> Sure. That would be a pretty obvious change. It would match the file names 
> Env.Host.sh and Env.Build.sh nicely, too.

Ah, neat. I never made the connection before :)

-- 
Francois Tigeot
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