[LLVMdev] "make install" fails in a cross-compilation mode with turned on optimization

[Anton Korobeynikov]

Hi Simon,

> LLVM "make install" command fails in a cross-compilation mode if
> optimization is turned on. In that case "install" program is executed
> on x86 host with "-s" option and cannot strip target platform binaries
> because "install" does not recognize format of these files. Running
> "make install" on the target platform is not a solution. In that case
> "install" cannot recognize format of "llvm-config-host" file.
>
> What is the correct way for cross-building LLVM/CLang with turned on
> optimization? Is it a known problem?
I think you can build binutils which will understand plenty of file
format. This way strip will work on cross-compiled stuff.

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With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov
Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Saint Petersburg State University