Re: [Devel] Confused configure system type 'host' setting

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I used the command “configure” to create *.mk files as below (wish
> to compile in Red-Hat Linux for arm target platform):
> 
> ./configure –target=arm-elf –host=arm-elf \
>             –build=i686-pc-linux-gnu –prefix=/home/user/local \
>             CFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/arm_tools/arm-elf/inc”
> 
> If I changed the above setting “–host=arm-elf” as “–host=
> i686-pc-linux-gnu”, the created unix-cc.mk contains wrong statement
> as “CC :=gcc”.  (correct: CC := arm-elf-gcc).  But in cross
> compile concept, “host” is the compiler environment system type,
> “target” is the deploy platform system type, so I felt some
> confusion.

Cross compiling FreeType is untested and probably contains many bugs.
We lack expertise.  It is also possible that the used autoconf and
libtool versions aren't up to date, and that those tools have bugs
too.  Any patches are welcome.


    Werner