Cross compiling, emulation and virtualization
Presentation by Eric Johnson for NovaLug
How do you test Linux?
How do you build your own distribution?
How do you build code to run on another machine?
In this lecture, I plan to answer these questions by introducing the theory and practice of cross compilation and virtualization, as well as discuss the ingredients and questions to ask for creating your own Linux distribution. All of the examples use free, open source software (FOSS) that is readily available in many existing distributions. But, since Linux is very much a hobbyist community, this lecture will focus on a doing-it-yourself (DIY) approach (this doesn't have to mean by yourself).