Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to define an i686-linux package of gcc.
> Simply using the
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> #:system "i686-linux"
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> results in a bunch of
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> errors.
>
>
> However,
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages gcc) gcc-9)'
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> works perfectly.
>
> (Note that since recently
>
>   guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages gcc) gcc)'
>
> produces a hash error.)
>
> Any clue?

Friendly ping! :)

Mathieu, I think you've got experience with cross-compilation on Guix,
any clue about this?

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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/