0004303: Wish: Support for cross-compilation

(0004096)
karl (reporter)
2007-06-23 21:16

Second this wish, I want ocaml for ARM platform.

(0004270)
xleroy (administrator)
2007-11-10 15:10

On the CVS head version, the configure script was modified to allow specifying a cross C compiler and a cross assembler to be used. This removes one hurdle in building a Caml cross-compiler. I agree there should be a "HOWTO" explaining the steps to take. The major issue is the autoconfiguration stuff: either you manage to run it on the target device and copy the results to the build platform, or you have to write the configuration files by hand.

What you will never have, however, is a single OCaml compiler executable that can generate code for several target architectures.

(0004748)
Richard Jones (reporter)
2008-11-15 22:29

We are building a Windows cross-compiler environment
as part of the Fedora MinGW project. You can find our
test builds here:

http://hg.et.redhat.com/misc/fedora-mingw--devel/ [^]
(Click 'manifest' then one of the ocaml subdirectories)

(0004897)
xleroy (administrator)
2009-04-01 18:19

Xavier Clerc is making progress on this issue, see:

http://brion.inria.fr/gallium/index.php/CrossCompiler [^]

(0008613)
Camarade_Tux (reporter)
2012-12-15 17:38

I've noticed two iesues with this patch so far:

- doesn't really integrate with the build system
- seems unable to compile C (i.e. "ocamlc -c foo.c" will not work)

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2007-05-25 23:46	n8gray	New Issue
2007-06-23 21:16	karl	Note Added: 0004096
2007-11-10 15:10	xleroy	Note Added: 0004270
2007-11-10 15:10	xleroy	Status	new => acknowledged
2008-11-15 22:29	Richard Jones	Note Added: 0004748
2009-04-01 18:19	xleroy	Note Added: 0004897
2009-04-01 18:19	xleroy	Assigned To	=> xclerc
2009-04-01 18:19	xleroy	Status	acknowledged => assigned
2012-12-15 17:38	Camarade_Tux	Note Added: 0008613

Notes
(0004096) karl (reporter) 2007-06-23 21:16	Second this wish, I want ocaml for ARM platform.

(0004270) xleroy (administrator) 2007-11-10 15:10	On the CVS head version, the configure script was modified to allow specifying a cross C compiler and a cross assembler to be used. This removes one hurdle in building a Caml cross-compiler. I agree there should be a "HOWTO" explaining the steps to take. The major issue is the autoconfiguration stuff: either you manage to run it on the target device and copy the results to the build platform, or you have to write the configuration files by hand. What you will never have, however, is a single OCaml compiler executable that can generate code for several target architectures.

(0004748) Richard Jones (reporter) 2008-11-15 22:29	We are building a Windows cross-compiler environment as part of the Fedora MinGW project. You can find our test builds here: http://hg.et.redhat.com/misc/fedora-mingw--devel/ [^] (Click 'manifest' then one of the ocaml subdirectories)

(0004897) xleroy (administrator) 2009-04-01 18:19	Xavier Clerc is making progress on this issue, see: http://brion.inria.fr/gallium/index.php/CrossCompiler [^]

(0008613) Camarade_Tux (reporter) 2012-12-15 17:38	I've noticed two iesues with this patch so far: - doesn't really integrate with the build system - seems unable to compile C (i.e. "ocamlc -c foo.c" will not work)

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