[Mono-list] Need Help to Cross-Compile for Windows on Linux

[Ian Norton]

I think you've set host type wrong, what was your command line to ./confugure?

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 09:53:59PM +0100, Rod wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I am attempting to cross-compile for windows on OpenSUSE 11.4.  I have what
> I believe are there required dependencies installed in the expected
> locations for example "/opt/cross/i386-mingw32msvc/".  I am working of the
> latest in the GIT repo as of this e-mail.  The normal Linux make works.
> 
> The build-mingw32.sh script runs for a few minutes, and then exits with the
> following error:
> 
>     configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
>     See `config.log' for more details
> 
> I tried looking at the config.log but I cannot find anything. I am not a
> Linux expert and can get around when I need to, but admittedly I am not the
> best at compiling windows on Linux.
> 
> My goal is to get a 32 bit and 64 bit Windows build of the latest mono
> (2.11.x) I tried cygwin and couldn't get that to work at all, tried the
> VS2010 solution in the source and that is broken.  So I figured to use the
> method that is most likely what is used by the Mono group when they do it.
> So I get a lot farther but still I am having trouble.
> 
> I have attached the config.log in case it can help.  Any assistance on how
> to get the latest mono to compile for 32 and 64 bit Windows either in Linux
> or Windows would be appreciated.  There are bug fixes that have come in that
> we really need to get a hold of.
> 
> http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/file/n3464112/config.log.bz2
> config.log.bz2
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> -Rod
> 
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