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=== Build target app in host machine ===

If you want to build your target application in host machine just by command line, you can refer to the following example:

==== 1. Create a file, named setup-cross-environment ====

This file can be got by "bitbake meta-ide-support", or you can refer to the following as an example.
You should modify "/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc" to your own poky build path, besides you should modify the sysroot path to fit your own cross architecture. The example is for powerpc.

 export PATH=/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/usr/bin/ppc603e-poky-linux:/sda1/poky-20100903/build-
 qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/ppc603e-poky-linux/usr/bin/crossscripts:/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/i686-
 linux/usr/sbin:/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/usr/bin:/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-
 gcc/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/sbin:/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/i686-
 linux//bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 
 export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/ppc603e-poky-linux
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemuppc-gcc/tmp/sysroots/ppc603e-poky-linux/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 export CONFIG_SITE="/sda1/poky-20100903/meta/site/endian-little /sda1/poky-20100903/meta/site/common-glibc /sda1/poky-
 20100903/meta/site/ix86-common /sda1/poky-20100903/meta/site/common"
 export CC=powerpc-poky-linux-gcc
 export CXX=powerpc-poky-linux-g++
 export CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--target=powerpc-poky-linux --host=powerpc-poky-linux --build=i686-linux"

==== 2. Source the file ====

 # source setup-cross-environment

==== 3. Configure the target application ====

If your target application is autotool based, you should run configure like:

 # ./configure --target=powerpc-poky-linux --host=powerpc-poky-linux --build=i686-linux

==== 4. Build the target application ====

 # make

==== 5. Copy the application binary into target system ====