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Generating docs when cross-compiling
From: |
John W. Eaton |
Subject: |
Generating docs when cross-compiling |
Date: |
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:27:33 -0400 |
On 19-Apr-2012, Corbin Champion wrote:
| I can cross compile octave, specifying -host=xyz but, now I want to build the
| docs as well to get help working etc. When I don't use --disable-docs, but I
| specify -host=xyz, I fail when it tries to run munge-texi. The build process
| needs to NOT cross compile munge-texi and a few other executables. I can work
| around this by building octave without cross compiling, saving off these
| executables and then copying these over when I am cross compiling. But, I
| assume there is an easier way. What is the easier/correct way to do this? I
| am guessing the guys that cross compile for mingw have to solve the same
thing.
I don't think this problem has been solved yet.
Is munge-texi the only compiled program that we have that is used in
the build process? If so, maybe we could replace it with a script.
Are there other compiled programs that are used as part of the build
process?
jwe