Cross-Compile

Definitions

1. To compile code on one platform while producing binaries or artifacts intended to run on a different platform, architecture, or operating system. Cross-compilation is common when building for embedded devices, containers, mobile targets, or multiple CPU architectures from one CI system.

   In plain English: To build software for a different target platform than the one doing the build.

   Example: "The release pipeline cross-compiled the agent for Linux ARM on an x86 build machine before packaging the binaries into platform-specific archives."

Related Terms

• Rebuild
• Cloud Native Buildpacks
• Asset Precompilation
• Build Chain
• Build Flag
• Build Output
• Build Target
• Code Compilation
• Compilation Pipeline
• Compile Target