CrossCompiling - LinuxSH Wiki

[ ScratchBox]
- Gives you the tools to run the configure scripts on the target but build on the host.
  (+) Probobly best tool in the long run (once you got it properly configured)
  (+) You can compile programs just like you do for your standard x86 (configure, make, make install)
  (-) Requires a prebuilt toolchain before you can start
  (-) Requires abit more knowledge
  (-) Debian based (if you got debian as hostsystem then good, otherwise bad)
[ OpenEmbedded]
- With little effort you can make openembedded create packages for you simply by putting your CPU information in a config file (machine file).
  (+) Extremely easy to get going
  (+) Compiling the availabel packages almost always works
  (+) Easy to create a standard userland (and porting it to other CPU arch's )
  (-) Limited amount of packages (can create your own but requires some skill & knowledge)
  (-) Only way of controlling the build is to edit the build package, no real interaction
[ CrossTool]
- A set of scripts that build a working toolchain for you (to be used on the host machine)
  (+) Requires a minimal set of skill to get the toolchain compiled
  (+) Easy to upgrade
  (-) After toolchain is finished it's quite hard to start crosscompiling (need to set all paths/libs yourself)
  Instructions Crosstool028rc37: How to use crosstool to build an SH toolchain
Building everything yourself
- Best way to learn? Well download sources and start fixing!
  (+) Best way to learn
  (+) If you get the toolchain to work then you will probobly not have any problems compiling anything else
  (-) Damn hard! Requires hardcore linux knowledge