[fpc-devel] Can someone confir 2.7.2 cross arm is currently build-able

[Thaddy]

On 3-9-2013 12:24, Marco van de Voort wrote:
> In our previous episode, Thaddy said:
>> Your answer is to the point and right.
>> It is of ultimate importance, though, that the compiler options for
>> armXX have changed considerably since 2.6.2/3.
>> For my Friday toys (Pi's) I use 2.7.1 with the new ARM options and
>> bootstrap with OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1
>> I think that is a perfectly viable option.
> If that 2.7.1 was just bootstrapped using the same SVN starting with
> 2.6.2/3.
>
> That's the only reason why OVERRIDE..  exists.
>
> 1. bootstrap native 2.7.1 from 2.6.2, then
> 2. use that to bootstrap something cross-arch that 2.6.x doesn't support.
>
> But do both stages _every_ time (svn update)
>
> Anything that builds 2.7.1 with an older 2.7.1 is not supported. If you're
> unlucky a single revision can cause problems.
>
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I know.... Sometimes I learned something, Marco. Hence my comment.