cross-compilation
noun1
The process of compiling a program for a different CPU architecture or operating system than that of the development machine.
- The second part of the book, Chapters 6–11, provides detailed information on interfacing to the Raspberry Pi GPIOs, buses (I²C, SPI), UART devices, and USB peripherals. You learn how to configure a cross-compilation environment so that you can build large-scale software applications for the Raspberry Pi.2016, Derek Molloy, “Introduction”, in Exploring Raspberry Pi: Interfacing to the Real World With Embedded Linux, Indianapolis, I.N.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page xxii:
- Related terms
- cross-compile, cross compiler