Re: [Boost-users] Boost crosscompilation

From: Vinh (arbeitsmaschine_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-12 08:52:43

I tried today already and can confirm it works smoothly. Just change
your compiler with the  crosscompiler and everything worked for me. I
was able to compile the bayes++ library incl. the examples, which
relies on the boost library itself. I'm using a gumstix by the way
(ARM processor).

Vinh

On 11/12/06, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 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
>
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