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Re: cross-compiling gdb5: ncurses target/host

To: toon dot diels at philips dot com
Subject: Re: cross-compiling gdb5: ncurses target/host
From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 00:50:48 -0400
Cc: gdb at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
References: <OF627D85F7.64D71C7B-ONC1256AC5.006043D2@diamond.philips.com>

> Hello,
> 
> can anyone indicate whether ncurses support is required on host only or host and target
> for canfiguring and cross-compiling successfully the gdb package? If support is required on target too, can
> anyone indicate why this is so? (i am using a small embedded system with limited resources...)

GDB, native or cross, does things like determine the hosts terminal 
dimensions.  The host, and not the target needs a curses package or similar.

Andrew

References:
- cross-compiling gdb5: ncurses target/host
  - From: toon.diels

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