Re: [Boost-users] Boost crosscompilation

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-12 07:59:24

Vinh wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I'm new to boost and have successfully installed it on my debian sarge
> system. For a particle Filter using the Bayes++ Library, I would need
> to crosscompile the boost library for an ARM processor. Does anyone
> know whether that is possible?
> (I already have a crosscompiler installed, but don't know whether
> boost supports crosscompilation?)

Nobody knows, I think, so your best approach is just to try. Boost does not
use any configure magic, just defines set by compiler to configure things,
so using a different compiler should make things work automatically.

There might be some cases where Boost.Build uses host tools
('ar', 'objcopy', whatever), which might cause problems with
cross-compilation. But until somebody tries, we don't know if there are
problems or not.

And you better use Boost.Build V2 ;-)

- Volodya