[PATCH 1/3] programs: Add rule for cross-building modules.

Alexandre Julliard julliard at winehq.org
Fri Jul 22 09:29:31 CDT 2011


Octavian Voicu <octavian.voicu at gmail.com> writes:

> Allows cross-building modules similar to how tests are cross-built.
>
> For each module, a MODULE_cross.exe target is added to cross-build the module.
> No other targets are affected.
>
> Cross-building doesn't work if the module uses libwine or the associated
> includes. Currently only notepad_cross.exe can be built using this method,
> but next patch makes it possible to also build winetest_cross.exe.
>
> [I always found it annoying that make crosstest only builds executables for
> individual tests. This patch series makes it also build an executable for
> winetest.]

There's a reason for that. Tests are very limited in what they are
allowed to use from Wine, but programs aren't. In particular you can't
use any of the portability routines or configure check for cross
builds. You really need a separate build tree to cross-compile programs.

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Alexandre Julliard
julliard at winehq.org



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