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diff --git a/docs/INSTALL b/docs/INSTALL index 251961093..fc237c465 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL +++ b/docs/INSTALL @@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ Curl has been compiled and built on numerous different operating systems. -If you're using Windows (95/98/NT/ME/2000 or whatever), VMS, RISC OS or OS/2, -you should continue reading from one the paragraphs further down. All other -systems should be capable of being installed as described below. +Most systems build curl the same way (unix-style). Continue reading below for +more details if you're one of them. + +If you're using Windows (95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP or similar), VMS, RISC OS or OS/2 +or cross-compile, you should continue reading from one the paragraphs further +down. UNIX ==== @@ -325,6 +328,45 @@ VMS 13-jul-2001 N. Baggus +CROSS COMPILE +============= + + (This section was graciously brought to us by Jim Duey, 23-oct-2001) + + Download and unpack the cURL package. Version should be 7.9.1 or later. + + 'cd' to the new directory. (ie. curl-7.9.1-pre4) + + Set environment variables to point to the cross-compile toolchain and call + configure with any options you need. Be sure and specify the '--host' and + '--build' parameters at configuration time. The following script is an + example of cross-compiling for the IBM 405GP PowerPC processor using the + toolchain from MonteVista for Hardhat Linux. + + (begin script) + + #! /bin/sh + + export PATH=$PATH:/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/bin + export CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/target/usr/include" + export AR=ppc_405-ar + export AS=ppc_405-as + export LD=ppc_405-ld + export RANLIB=ppc_405-ranlib + export CC=ppc_405-gcc + export NM=ppc_405-nm + + configure --target=powerpc-hardhat-linux \ + --host=powerpc-hardhat-linux \ + --build=i586-pc-linux-gnu \ + --prefix=/opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/405/target/usr/local \ + --exec-prefix=/usr/local + + (end script) + + The '--prefix' parameter specifies where cURL will be installed. If + 'configure' completes successfully, do 'make' and 'make install' as usual. + PORTS ===== This is a probably incomplete list of known hardware and operating systems |