What is a Cross Compiler?
Cross compilers are devices that are capable of manufacturing executable code that can be run on a platform that is currently not the resident platform for the compiler. The utilization of a cross compiler is common when there is a need to make use of multiple platforms in order to handle computing functions. This will include embedded systems where each embedded computer within the system has a smaller amount of resources. The use of a cross compiler makes it possible to overcome this lack of resources by creating an interrelated execution between various components on the system. One excellent example of the use of a cross compiler is when microcontrollers are in use within a system. Generally, a microcontroller does not contain a great deal of memory. By using a cross compiler to handle the creation and issue of execution of commands, less of the resources for the microcontroller are tied up in administrative orders, and can be directed toward performing the task ordered by the cros
A cross compiler is a compiler capable of creating executable code for another platform than the one on which the cross compiler is run. Such a tool is handy when you want to compile code for a platform that you don’t have access to, or because it is inconvenient or impossible to compile on that platform (as is the case with embedded systems, on which various kinds of microcontrollers run with minimal mount of memory for their own purpose).
