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Re: Cross-compiling for powerpcspe



>>>>> "Neil" == Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> writes:

> On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:04:15 +0200
> David Kuehling <dvdkhlng@gmx.de> wrote:

> I also verified that the binaries compiled via that toolchain run fine
>> on a e500 cpu (when also copying /usr/powerpc-linux-gnuspe/lib over
>> to the demo board).  Tested with a full compilation of Qt 4.7 from
>> source, then running the demo programs.
>> 
>> Running everything via cross-compilation instead of doing native
>> builds really saved /a lot/ of time, btw.

> ... but if the native builds have already been done for Debian Ports
> and your binary is functionally identical, exactly what was the point
> of cross-building it in the first place?

See also my other reply.  The stuff we cross-compile is the stuff that's
never going to end up in Debian.

> Downloading the natively built package from Debian Ports (or in a few
> days, Emdebian Grip) is a lot quicker than cross-building it.

Yes we know that and we like that a lot.  That's the reason why we're
trying to go for Debian/Emdebian and not using OpenWRT :)

cheers,

David
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