From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDA75BDD9 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:20:13 +0200 (CEST) Received: from gw-eur4.philips.com (gw-eur4.philips.com [161.85.125.10]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j7QCKDrO011027 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:20:13 +0200 Received: from smtpscan-eur4.philips.com (smtpscan-eur4.mail.philips.com [130.144.57.167]) by gw-eur4.philips.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 369234971E for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:20:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpscan-eur4.philips.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.philips.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB472ACEC for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:20:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtprelay-eur2.philips.com (smtprelay-eur2.philips.com [130.144.57.171]) by smtpscan-eur4.philips.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4610AACDB for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:20:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ehvrmh02.diamond.philips.com (ehvrmh02-srv.diamond.philips.com [130.139.27.125]) by smtprelay-eur2.philips.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B076340 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:20:11 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: <20050826120042.GA9061@nibiru.local> To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] crosscompile problem MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.0.3 September 26, 2003 Message-ID: From: Sebastian Egner Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:18:04 +0200 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on ehvrmh02/H/SERVER/PHILIPS(Release 6.5.3FP1HF265 | August 8, 2005) at 26/08/2005 14:18:06, Serialize complete at 26/08/2005 14:18:06 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 0043C39EC1257069_=" X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 430F08FD.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 ocaml:01 sizeof:01 ocaml:01 eindhoven:01 sizeof:01 eindhoven:01 ...:98 wdc:98 ...:98 wdc:98 wrote:01 wrote:01 sans-serif:98 sans-serif:98 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 0043C39EC1257069_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Enrico Weigelt wrote: > Hi folks, > > it seems that crosscompiling ocaml is currently impossible. > The whole ./configure stuff heavily relies on running several > test programs checking target stuff (ie. sizeof()). > Of course this cannot work on cross targets. Just to chime in... I would like to second Enrico's suggestion for better cross-compilation support in Ocaml. Sebastian. ---- Dr. Sebastian Egner Senior Scientist Philips Research Laboratories Prof. Holstlaan 4 (WDC 1-051, 1st floor, room 51) 5656 AA Eindhoven The Netherlands tel: +31 40 27-43166 fax: +31 40 27-44004 email: sebastian.egner@philips.com --=_alternative 0043C39EC1257069_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
Enrico Weigelt wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> it seems that crosscompiling ocaml is currently impossible.
> The whole ./configure stuff heavily relies on running several
> test programs checking target stuff (ie. sizeof()).
> Of course this cannot work on cross targets.

Just to chime in...

I would like to second Enrico's suggestion for better cross-compilation support in Ocaml.

Sebastian.

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Dr. Sebastian Egner
Senior Scientist
Philips Research Laboratories
Prof. Holstlaan 4 (WDC 1-051, 1st floor, room 51)
5656 AA Eindhoven
The Netherlands
tel:       +31 40 27-43166
fax:      +31 40 27-44004
email: sebastian.egner@philips.com --=_alternative 0043C39EC1257069_=--