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Asked: 2026-06-05T03:48:34+00:00

I do not know if this is the right place on how to setup

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I do not know if this is the right place on how to setup the enviornment variables for a cross compiling toolchain. The toolchain’s purpose is to develop OSes. I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The problem is how do I setup the enviorment variables for the toolchain. The path of the cross compiler toolchain is

/home/Home/local

I want to be able to use GCC cross compiler toolchain but still be able to use the GCC toolchain that came with Ubuntu. If I am not clear please feel free to ask me some questions, or if you need more information about what I am want to achieve.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you state a --target=... in your configure (which you are bound to do if you’re setting up a cross-compiler), all resulting binaries will be prefixed with that target string; i.e., for --target=i586-elf, you will end up with i586-elf-gcc, i586-elf-as etc.. Those will not collide with your system compiler, so you can add /home/Home/local/bin to your PATH without problems. gcc will still be your system compiler, i586-elf-gcc your cross-compiler.

    Ref. OSDev.org.

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