Cross-compiling Clang/LLVM
By cross-compiling we mean building a binary on one platform (for example, x86) that will be run on another platform (for example, ARM). The machine on which we build the binary is called the host, and the machine on which the generated binary will run is called the target. The compiler that builds code for the same platform on which it is running (the host and target platforms are the same) is called a native assembler, whereas the compiler that builds code for a target platform different from the host platform is called a cross-compiler.
In this recipe, cross-compilation of LLVM for a platform different than the host platform will be shown, so that you can use the built binaries for the required target platform. Here, ...
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