Peter Barada wrote:
Until package maintainers take cross-compilation *seriously*,
Or cross-programming in general, or until GNU programmers write software in a way such that if the GNU platform changes, translation of configuration tools is still possible by design.
I've just given up running the GCC 3.4 testsuite on MacOS X 10.2, after spending a few days getting from 3.1-incl-Ada -> 3.3-incl-Ada (src 1495) -> system-3.3 + 3.3-incl-Ada -> 3.4. I've got a compiler, after injection of a number of shoehorns into Make-lang.in and into the system. The configuration trouble appears not to be caused by the GCC sources proper, but mostly by the assumption-based configuration programs used and *their* associated version hel^H^H^H dependence graph etc.. (one workaround in another thread.)
Yes, MacOS X 10.2 is old, not GNU etc., still it seems to me that the quality of the configuration programs could be improved by just slightly relaxing the at-least-complete-GNU-x86 or equivalent assumption, if only the attitude towards configuration changes. This can't hurt even within GNU. End of rant.
Georg
