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diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl-cross/files/README.md b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl-cross/files/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..93217245c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl-cross/files/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +**perl-cross** provides configure script, top-level Makefile +and some auxiliary files for [perl](http://www.perl.org), +with the primary emphasis on cross-compiling the source. + + # Get perl and perl-cross sources + curl -L -O http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.24.1.tar.gz + curl -L -O https://github.com/arsv/perl-cross/releases/download/1.1.3/perl-cross-1.1.3.tar.gz + + # Unpack perl-cross over perl, overwriting Makefile + tar -zxf perl-5.24.1.tar.gz + cd perl-5.24.1 + tar --strip-components=1 -zxf ../perl-cross-1.1.3.tar.gz + + # Proceed as usual with most autoconfed packages + ./configure --target=arm-linux-gnueabi --prefix=/usr -Duseshrplib + make -j4 + make DESTDIR=/path/to/staging/dir install + +Unlike mainline Perl, this configure never runs any target executables, +relying solely on compile/link tests and pre-defined hints. +On the flip side, it is only meant to run on resonably sane modern unix systems. + +Check [project pages](http://arsv.github.io/perl-cross/) for more info. +In particular, [configure usage](http://arsv.github.io/perl-cross/usage.html) +lists available configure options. + +Perl-cross is a free software licensed under the same terms +as the original perl source. +See LICENSE, Copying and Artistic files. |