cross-compilation

noun

The process of compiling a program for a different CPU architecture or operating system than that of the development machine.

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Meanings

nouncross-compilation (countable and uncountable, plural cross-compilations)

plural cross-compilations

  1. countableuncountableThe process of compiling a program for a different CPU architecture or operating system than that of the development machine.
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    The second part of the book, Chapters 6–11, provides detailed information on interfacing to the Raspberry Pi GPIOs, buses (I²C, SPI), UART devices, and USB peripherals. You learn how to configure a cross-compilation environment so that you can build large-scale software applications for the Raspberry Pi.

    2016, Derek Molloy, “Introduction”, in Exploring Raspberry Pi: Interfacing to the Real World With Embedded Linux, Indianapolis, I.N.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page xxii
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