Re: sysutils/u-boot-tools package

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 08:03:24PM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
>> Are you saying that it has to be cross because uboot needs cross in
>> terms of how the configure stage owrks, but that it uses the native
>> compiler?
>
> The u-boot proper is cross compiled (usually), as it runs on the target SoC.
> The tools (like mkimage), however, are build natively, as they run on the
> build host.

Sure, but Brook is saying that because of some reason the u-boot-tools
build needs to have a cross compiler available, but doesn't use it, and
because of how pkgsrc does that, other things happen.  But I am not sure
I got this right.