Re: gcc done, eglibc problem

[Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>]

On Fri, 22 Oct 2010, Thorsten Glaser wrote:

> 
> I’m too aware of the differences (in gcc, not pcc though) between a 
> native and a cross compiler to like it.

I'm not aware of any differences between native and cross gcc that affect 
Linux. Sure, the process isn't quite the same (due to tools like depmod 
but not gcc).

In fact, since embedded Linux devices vastly outnumber all other 
production Linux systems, I'd be pretty confident that cross-compiling 
Linux kernels is the rule and not the exception.

Of course, Linux (and busybox) are unusual (for being self-contained) and 
you are right that cross-compiling most other stuff is not likely to give 
the same results as a native compiler.

Finn