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diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md index 6dbe365545..ca542be13f 100644 --- a/depends/README.md +++ b/depends/README.md @@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ For example: make HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -j4 -A prefix will be generated that's suitable for plugging into Bitcoin's -configure. In the above example, a dir named x86_64-w64-mingw32 will be +**Bitcoin's configure script by default will ignore the depends output.** In +order for it to pick up libraries, tools, and settings from the depends build, +you must point it at the appropriate `--prefix` directory generated by the +build. In the above example, a prefix dir named x86_64-w64-mingw32 will be created. To use it for Bitcoin: ./configure --prefix=`pwd`/depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32 Common `host-platform-triplets` for cross compilation are: +- `i686-pc-linux-gnu` for Linux 32 bit +- `x86_64-pc-linux-gnu` for x86 Linux - `x86_64-w64-mingw32` for Win64 - `x86_64-apple-darwin14` for macOS - `arm-linux-gnueabihf` for Linux ARM 32 bit |