Re: antioxidant update: librsvg builds, and other things (core-updates)

[Maxime Devos]

On 27-08-2022 21:54, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote:

> >  * Due to how regularised the Rust build system is, it's feasible to
> > compile tests even when cross-compiling (*), so cross-compiled could
> > run the cross-compiled tests on the system they are cross-compiling
> > for after the cross-compilation to verify their cross-compiled
> > software.
> >       
> How exactly does this work without emulating the system in question?
>

It works by not performing any work except compilation -- Guix' responsibility would only be to cross-compile and install the tests (_not_ running them), you are supposed to install the cross-compiled thing (including tests) on the target system and run the tests on the target system.

Greetings,
Maxime

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