Re: When crosscompiling, does configure really need --build?

[Guido Draheim]

I never did, --host was all what was needed...

Dan Kegel wrote:
> I've noticed lately that I need to specify --build when configuring
> software for cross-compilation.  This is a big burden, because
> I write portable build scripts that invoke configure, make, etc.
>
> It seems somewhat absurd, but the best way I can figure to find out
> what to pass to --build is to run a second layer of autoconf
> on my build script.
>
> Please, someone tell me I don't really need to specify --build...
> - Dan