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* Re: crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64
       [not found]     ` <4C7587AF.5010401@cygwin.com>
@ 2010-08-25 21:31       ` Eric Blake
  2010-08-26  5:44         ` Christopher Faylor
  2010-09-02 23:52         ` Dave Korn
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Eric Blake @ 2010-08-25 21:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-talk

On 08/25/2010 03:14 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin Developers) wrote:
>> I must now have genetic knowledge of building cross-compilers because
>> I don't see why everyone thinks this is such a big deal, requiring so
>> much discussion.
>
> cgf - the cross-compiler compiler. ;-)

Or, in the WJM vein,

the cross cross-compiler compiler :)

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake@redhat.com    +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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* Re: crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64
  2010-08-25 21:31       ` crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64 Eric Blake
@ 2010-08-26  5:44         ` Christopher Faylor
  2010-09-02 23:52         ` Dave Korn
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Christopher Faylor @ 2010-08-26  5:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-talk

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 03:31:00PM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
>On 08/25/2010 03:14 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin Developers) wrote:
>>> I must now have genetic knowledge of building cross-compilers because
>>> I don't see why everyone thinks this is such a big deal, requiring so
>>> much discussion.
>>
>> cgf - the cross-compiler compiler. ;-)
>
>Or, in the WJM vein,
>
>the cross cross-compiler compiler :)

WJC.  Hey.  A new acronym.

We could also say "WC" but I think we could be misinterpreted.

cgf

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* Re: crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64
  2010-08-25 21:31       ` crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64 Eric Blake
  2010-08-26  5:44         ` Christopher Faylor
@ 2010-09-02 23:52         ` Dave Korn
  2010-09-03  7:49           ` Corinna Vinschen
  2010-09-03 13:06           ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]
  1 sibling, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dave Korn @ 2010-09-02 23:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: don't make me angry - you wouldn't like me when i'm
	canadian angry

On 25/08/2010 22:31, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 08/25/2010 03:14 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin Developers) wrote:
>>> I must now have genetic knowledge of building cross-compilers because
>>> I don't see why everyone thinks this is such a big deal, requiring so
>>> much discussion.
>>
>> cgf - the cross-compiler compiler. ;-)
> 
> Or, in the WJM vein,
> 
> the cross cross-compiler compiler :)
> 

  Levels of crossness:

1)  Cross compiler
1a) Canadian cross compiler(*)
2)  Angry compiler
3)  Furious compiler
4)  Livid compiler

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
(*) - It's cross, but is too polite to take it out on others.

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* Re: crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64
  2010-09-02 23:52         ` Dave Korn
@ 2010-09-03  7:49           ` Corinna Vinschen
  2010-09-03 12:52             ` Chris Sutcliffe
  2010-09-03 13:06           ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Corinna Vinschen @ 2010-09-03  7:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-talk

On Sep  3 01:14, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 25/08/2010 22:31, Eric Blake wrote:
> > On 08/25/2010 03:14 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin Developers) wrote:
> >>> I must now have genetic knowledge of building cross-compilers because
> >>> I don't see why everyone thinks this is such a big deal, requiring so
> >>> much discussion.
> >>
> >> cgf - the cross-compiler compiler. ;-)
> > 
> > Or, in the WJM vein,
> > 
> > the cross cross-compiler compiler :)
> > 
> 
>   Levels of crossness:
> 
> 1)  Cross compiler
> 1a) Canadian cross compiler(*)

These are the ones with the strange heads, right?  Do some still exist?
I thought they didn't make it through the american-canadian war.


Corinna

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* Re: crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64
  2010-09-03  7:49           ` Corinna Vinschen
@ 2010-09-03 12:52             ` Chris Sutcliffe
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Chris Sutcliffe @ 2010-09-03 12:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-talk

On 3 September 2010 03:49, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Sep  3 01:14, Dave Korn wrote:
>>   Levels of crossness:
>>
>> 1)  Cross compiler
>> 1a) Canadian cross compiler(*)
>
> These are the ones with the strange heads, right?  Do some still exist?
> I thought they didn't make it through the american-canadian war.

We don't have strange heads, it's just that we always have our toques
on to keep our heads from freezing.  After all we all live igloos up
here dontcha know, eh!

Chris

-- 
Chris Sutcliffe
http://emergedesktop.org
http://www.google.com/profiles/ir0nh34d

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* RE: crossbuild cygwin-1.7.6-1 on linux x64
  2010-09-02 23:52         ` Dave Korn
  2010-09-03  7:49           ` Corinna Vinschen
@ 2010-09-03 13:06           ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] @ 2010-09-03 13:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List'

Dave Korn sent the following at Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:15 PM
>>> cgf - the cross-compiler compiler. ;-)
>>
>> Or, in the WJM vein,
>>
>> the cross cross-compiler compiler :)
>
>On 25/08/2010 22:31, Eric Blake wrote:
>  Levels of crossness:
>
>1) Cross compiler
>1a) Canadian cross compiler(*)
>2) Angry compiler
>3) Furious compiler
>4) Livid compiler
 5) Liver and onions compiler
 5a) Chopped liver compiler

>-- (*) - It's cross, but is too polite to take it out on others.

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