Re: [Boost-build] Cross-compiling Boost for Linux on Windows

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-19 01:23:06

On Wednesday 18 April 2007 14:57, Gunjan Porwal wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I am newbie to Boost and am trying to cross-compile it for Linux on
> Win32. Despite searching everywhere, I am not able to find any good
> lead. Could someone give me some pointers as what is the way to go? The
> Boost version I am using is 1.33.1 and I am using gcc 3.3.3 on Windows.
> My objective is to build .so libraries by cross-compiling. 

Do you have a window-to-linux gcc cross compiler? That is, does
your install of gcc really produces linux binaries? 

If yes, you just arrange for that gcc to be first in PATH and you're
mostly done.

- Volodya