[Zlib-devel] zlib 1.2.4 released

[Volker Grabsch]

Vincent Torri <vtorri at univ-evry.fr> schrieb:
> would it be possible, for cross-compilation to add a TARGET variable in 
> Makefile.gcc ? something like:
> 
> TARGET =
> 
> CC = $(TARGET)gcc
> AR = $(TARGET)ar
> RC = $(TARGET)windres
> STRIP = $(TARGET)strip
> 
> hence, for cross-compilation, we would just do (for example)
> 
> make -f win32/Makefile.gcc TARGET=i586-mingw32msvc-

I generally agree, but I think the term "TARGET" is confusing in this
context. In your example, the "target" (or more correctly, the "host")
is "i586-mingw32msvc", without the trailing dash "-".

I'd prefer the term "CROSS" for that matter:

    make CROSS=i586-mingw32msvc-

Alternatively, one could use the TARGET variable in a way that it
doesn't need the trailing dash "-".

Also, it would be great if that mechanism would also become part of
the main Makefile, because Windows is not the only target for cross
compiling.

Even better, there could be a ./configure parameter for that:

    ./configure --target=i586-mingw32msvc

Or, to be a little more exact, and to be compatible with other
configure scripts:

    ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc


Greets,

    Volker

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