Am Samstag, dem 27.08.2022 um 22:01 +0200 schrieb Maxime Devos: > On 27-08-2022 21:54, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote: > > > * Due to how regularised the Rust build system is, it's feasible > > > to compile tests even when cross-compiling (*), so cross-compiled > > > could run the cross-compiled tests on the system they are > > > cross-compiling for after the cross-compilation to verify their > > > cross-compiled software. > > How exactly does this work without emulating the system in > > question? > It works by not performing any work except compilation -- Guix' > responsibility would only be to cross-compile and install the tests > (_not_ running them), you are supposed to install the cross-compiled > thing (including tests) on the target system and run the tests on the > target system. This doesn't strike me as a rust-specific setup, though. In principle, you should be able to do the same with a C/C++ program, but most of the time "make check" implies both building and running the tests.
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