Re: Configuring boost for cross-compilation

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-22 09:06:47

"objectivedynamics2" <objectivedynamics_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'd like to be able to use boost boost_1_32_0 with the ARM (RVCT2.1) 
> C++ compiler .
> I have looked at the 'configure' script in libs\config which. Please 
> correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, the script compiles 
> a set of sources and then executes the resulting binaries, 
> generating a set of feature-test preprocessor definitions in 
> user.hpp.
> Our problem is that we run our build on a pentium using Cygwin but 
> the compiler produces ARM binaries and so the script won't be able 
> to run them.
> With this in mind, how do we proceed? Is it a matter of manually 
> configuring user.hpp?

If your compiler is armcc then probably that's what you have to do.
If you're using gcc you may not need to do anything.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com