You don't have to cross compile pkg-config since during cross compiling, it is the native pkg-config from host will be used. So if you have no pkg-config installed in your current host PC, then you have to compile it natively for host PC. On 3/8/06, J. Ali Harlow <ali@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/03/06 08:11:06, rakesh p wrote: > > hi all, > > > > am trying to cross compile gtk+ in my powerpc-405-linux-gnu > > > > is it required to cross compile pkgconfig for that?because from > > mailing list i got one information that we need to check whether it > > is really required for our plat form.if so ,how can i check its > > needed?. > > There are two ways that you could compile pkgconfig which are both > sometimes known as cross-compiling. > > 1. Host is native, target is powerpc-405-linux-gnu > > This is what you should technically use to allow you to cross-compile > gtk+ for powerpc-405-linux-gnu. A quick check of pkgconfig's > configure.in will quickly tell however, that the only target platform > for which this makes a difference is mingw32, so you can just use a > native build for powerpc-405-linux-gnu. > > 2. Host and target are both powerpc-405-linux-gnu > > This is what you would need if you wanted to be able to build libraries > and applications on the powerpc-405-linux-gnu platform itself (rather > than just targetting it). > > More information on this distinction here: > > http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_259.html > > Cheers, > > Ali. > _______________________________________________ > > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
