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Re: [rfc] using --with-sysroot for native builds

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab at redhat dot com>
To: Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b at web dot de>
Cc: Matthias Klose <doko at ubuntu dot com>, binutils at sourceware dot org
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:39:25 +0200
Subject: Re: [rfc] using --with-sysroot for native builds
References: <4CC9956B.2090303@ubuntu.com> <20101029020310.GQ31277@bubble.grove.modra.org> <87bp6d9rua.fsf@frosties.localdomain>

Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de> writes:

> Also note that the linker is usualy smart enough to ignore libraries
> from the wrong architecture. So having the cross-compiler search /lib
> and /usr/lib does not make it link amd64 libs into armel binaries for
> example.

Not every target uses a uniquely identifiable object file format.

Andreas.

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References:
- [rfc] using --with-sysroot for native builds
  - From: Matthias Klose
- Re: [rfc] using --with-sysroot for native builds
  - From: Alan Modra
- Re: [rfc] using --with-sysroot for native builds
  - From: Goswin von Brederlow

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