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cross compilation

Can you please clarify how a cross compilation is done (an example).
The difference between compilaton and cross compilation?

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Originally Posted by shaiva (Post 3709152)

Can you please clarify how a cross compilation is done (an example).
The difference between compilaton and cross compilation?

"Compilation" is generally taken to mean a compilation for platform A executed on platform A.

"Cross-compilation" is generally taken to mean a compilation for platform B executed on platform A. In other words, a compilation that could not be executed on the hosting platform.

A "compilation" would therefore be a compiler running on Linux producing a program that can be executed on Linux.

A "cross-compilation" would be a compiler running on Linux producing a program to be executed on Windows.

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Originally Posted by lutusp (Post 3709245)

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