>>>>> "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 -- GnuPG public key: http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~dvdkhlng/dk.gpg Fingerprint: B17A DC95 D293 657B 4205 D016 7DEF 5323 C174 7D40
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