[Varnish] #732: Varnish apparently does not allow for cross compiling

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#732: Varnish apparently does not allow for cross compiling
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  Reporter:  ccrumb      |        Type:  defect
    Status:  closed      |    Priority:  normal
 Milestone:              |   Component:  build 
   Version:  trunk       |    Severity:  normal
Resolution:  worksforme  |    Keywords:        
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Changes (by phk):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme


Old description:

> Was going to try cross compiling Varnish for ARM and did the following:
>
> ./configure --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi
>
> Ended up with a message:
> checking whether SO_RCVTIMEO works... configure: error: cannot run test
> program while cross compiling
>
> Is there any particular reason not to allow/support cross compilation?

New description:

 Was going to try cross compiling Varnish for ARM and did the following:

 ./configure --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi

 Ended up with a message:
 checking whether SO_RCVTIMEO works... configure: error: cannot run test
 program while cross compiling

 Is there any particular reason not to allow/support cross compilation?

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Comment:

 Varnish needs a C compiler at runtime, so the usual benefit of cross-
 compiling (Saving a tool-chain) does not apply.

 We perform a number of auto* tests to figure out stuff about the platfrom,
 like  the RCVTIMEO test, you would have to provide correct specification
 of those details if you want to cross-compile.

 Otherwise there shouldn't really be anything impossible about it, but
 since Varnish needs a C compiler at runtime, the usual benefit of cross-
 compiling (Saving a tool-chain) does not apply.

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