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@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ For example:
make HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -j4
-**Bitcoin Core's configure script by default will ignore the depends output.** In
+**Bitcoin Core'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:
+you must set the `CONFIG_SITE` environment variable to point to a `config.site` settings file.
+In the above example, a file named `depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32/share/config.site` will be
+created. To use it during compilation:
- ./configure --prefix=$PWD/depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32
+ CONFIG_SITE=$PWD/depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32/share/config.site ./configure
-Common `host-platform-triplets` for cross compilation are:
+The default install prefix when using `config.site` is `--prefix=depends/<host-platform-triplet>`,
+so depends build outputs will be installed in that location.
+
+Common `host-platform-triplet`s for cross compilation are:
- `i686-pc-linux-gnu` for Linux 32 bit
- `x86_64-pc-linux-gnu` for x86 Linux
@@ -46,6 +49,11 @@ The paths are automatically configured and no other options are needed unless ta
sudo apt-get install curl librsvg2-bin libtiff-tools bsdmainutils cmake imagemagick libz-dev python3-setuptools libtinfo5 xorriso
+Note: You must obtain the macOS SDK before proceeding with a cross-compile.
+Under the depends directory, create a subdirectory named `SDKs`.
+Then, place the extracted SDK under this new directory.
+For more information, see [SDK Extraction](../contrib/macdeploy/README.md#sdk-extraction).
+
#### For Win64 cross compilation
- see [build-windows.md](../doc/build-windows.md#cross-compilation-for-ubuntu-and-windows-subsystem-for-linux)
@@ -133,4 +141,3 @@ This is an example command for a default build with no disabled dependencies:
- [description.md](description.md): General description of the depends system
- [packages.md](packages.md): Steps for adding packages
-