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Subject: Re: Why do we not cross-compile bootstrap binaries?
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Hello,

In practice, apart from x86_64-linux which was bootstrapped on NixOS, we
always cross-compile to bootstrap new architectures:

  https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Porting.html

That was the case for all the non-Intel arches and for GNU/Hurd.

Is that what you meant?

Ludo=E2=80=99.