[twobob]

unadorned "gcc" -

as opposed to /opt/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabi-2012.04-20120426_linux/bin/arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
(Linaro K5)

or

/opt/arm-2007q3/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc
(Code Sourcery K3)

native compile = build for the machine you are running build on

cross compile = build for a different target.

gcc -o foo blar.c would build a windows executable on a window box, linux on a linux

arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc -o foo blar.c would build a kindle-ready one, on both.

Have a read up on the general principles of x-compiling : ) but that's the gist of it : )

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