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hardware.</para>
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- <para>The temporary libraries are cross-compiled. This removes all
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- dependency on the host system, lessens the chance of headers or libraries
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- from the host corrupting the new tools and allows for the possibility of
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- building both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries on 64-bit capable hardware.</para>
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+ <para> The temporary libraries are cross-compiled. Because a
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+ cross-compiler by its nature cannot rely on anything from its host
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+ system, this method removes any potential contamination of the target
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+ system by lessening the chance of headers or libraries from the host
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+ being incorporated into the new tools. Cross-compilation also allows for
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+ the possibility of building both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries on 64-bit
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+ capable hardware.</para>
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<para>Careful manipulation of <command>gcc</command>'s
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Bruce Dubbs