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| author | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> | 2005-07-03 18:54:28 +0000 |
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| committer | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> | 2005-07-03 18:54:28 +0000 |
| commit | 85884cb1de2de0640ec1d7540487195a34538a54 (patch) | |
| tree | 9e4a32459e7ff7abf5f9f5ca77b4c2272a20f7b3 /doc/src | |
| parent | cc9bcbc8a4cbce9d8d5d8cb7b6c4b1425e6cebfa (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-85884cb1de2de0640ec1d7540487195a34538a54.tar.gz postgresql-85884cb1de2de0640ec1d7540487195a34538a54.zip | |
Support cross compilation by compiling "zic" with a native compiler. This
relies on the output of zic being platform independent, but that is
currently the case.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 19 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index 2f240a917b9..7606e03e3f4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.238 2005/06/27 02:04:23 neilc Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.239 2005/07/03 18:54:27 petere Exp $ --> <chapter id="installation"> <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> @@ -993,6 +993,23 @@ su - postgres <userinput>./configure CC=/opt/bin/gcc CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe'</> </screen> </para> + + <para> + If you are cross-compiling<indexterm><primary>cross + compilation</primary></indexterm> (compiling on one architecture + with the intent to run on a different architecture), special care + needs to be taken. First of all, specify the host architecture + (the architecture PostgreSQL will run on) using the option + <option>--host</option>. The variables <envar>CC</>, + <envar>CFLAGS</>, etc. should refer to the build tools for the + host architecture. During the build process, the time-zone + database for PostgreSQL is created and a special tool to do that + is compiled and run during the build process. This tool needs to + be compiled using a native compiler. Specify this compiler using + the variable <envar>CC_FOR_BUILD</envar>. Cross compilation + requires expert knowledge and the support for this process in the + PostgreSQL tree should be considered somewhat experimental. + </para> </step> <step> |