compiling system binutils as cross tools

[Stanislav Sedov]

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On Thu, 21 May 2009 10:53:05 +0100
xorquewasp at googlemail.com mentioned:

> Hi.
> 
> How do I compile the system binutils (contrib/binutils) as i386 ->
> x86_64 cross utils? That is, binutils that will run on an i386 host but
> will produce x86_64 binaries?
> 
> I'm trying to produce a bootstrapping compiler for a port and need to
> get these working. I've spent a while reading Makefiles but would rather
> get information from someone who actually knows rather than waste
> *another* week on this stuff.
> 
> I'd rather not compile the entire world if it can be avoided.
> 

You can also try using devel/cross-binutils to build cross-tools for
x86_64-freebsd. Random people reported they're working fine.

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Stanislav Sedov
ST4096-RIPE
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