From 5ec2d62bea91c6574cb3677f09220c0170bf14cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Konrad Schwarz Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 05:54:13 +0100 Subject: Target/Host configuration elucidated --- newlib/README | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'newlib/README') diff --git a/newlib/README b/newlib/README index bcabfba25..a7b84dc1f 100644 --- a/newlib/README +++ b/newlib/README @@ -171,13 +171,16 @@ Since newlib is a library, the target concept does not apply to it, and the build, host, and target options given to the top-level configure script must be changed for newlib's use. -The options are shifted according to these correspondences: +The build system shifts the options according to these correspondences: gcc's build platform has no equivalent in newlib. gcc's host platform is newlib's build platform. gcc's target platform is newlib's host platform. and as mentioned before, newlib has no concept of target. +In summary: the --target=TARGET switch to the top-level configure +script configures newlib's host platform. + `configure' options =================== -- cgit v1.2.3