The plan was to create the makefile locally then add it in to the cross compile script on another computer which complies all the packages into the arch specific firmware.
Is needing a compiler on the ./configure computer critical?
> i am trying to compile Log4cpp as it is a required library for > another application i want to install on a Lede / Openwrt device.
config.guess on MIPS Linux requires a C compiler to work out if the system is big or little endian. Not to worry, as you will need a compiler anyway as you say you plan to compile Log4cpp!