[Buildroot] [uclinux-dist-devel] [PATCH] buildroot:package: Remove configure target parameter in Makefile.autotools.in

[Sonic Zhang]

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 23:49, Sonic Zhang wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Sonic" == Sonic Zhang writes:
>>>
>>>  Sonic> Some autotools based software packages generate prefix name to the
>>>  Sonic> binary after running install if you set --target parameter.
>>>
>>>  Sonic> For example:
>>>
>>>  Sonic> --target=arm
>>>
>>>  Sonic> rcp is rename to "linux-arm-rcp" after running install
>>>
>>> These packages typically accept the configure options
>>> --program-transform-name to make them not do that.
>>
>> Yes, but for some packages, --host and --target are not the same as
>> defined in buildroot.
>
> yes they are
>
>> For example, to build on x86, run on arm and generate binary for mips.
>
> but that is what we're doing.  we build on x86, run on arm, and
> generate for arm.
> -mike
>
Are you sure buildroot should be limited to the same --host and --target only?


Sonic