Subject: Re: Toolchain status list
To: Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-toolchain
Date: 10/05/2001 10:46:10
On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 12:46:47PM -0400, Todd Vierling wrote:
> Yah. "cross-groff" is going to be built from GNU build processes just like
> toolchain and texinfo.
>
> : To support non-native builds a primer probably also needs to be written
> : which lists dependencies (you need a C and C++ compiler, make, and posix
> : compatible userland, etc).
>
> Actually, you should only need a C compiler, make, and POSIXish system, but
> some tools will need compatibility hacked into them to make this happen
> (this is a high priority task directly from my employer). I'll add an item
> for "document cross build environment requirements".
Err, since Groff is written in C++, you will need a C++ compiler to
build a cross-groff.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>