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Specifying the Target

   By default, the `configure' script will assume that the target is
the same as the host.  This is the more common case; for example, it
leads to a native compiler rather than a cross compiler.
   If you want to build a cross compilation tool, you must specify the
target explicitly by using the `--target' option when you run
`configure'.  The argument to `--target' is the configuration name of
the system for which you wish to generate code.  *Note Configuration
Names::.
   For example, to build tools which generate code for a MIPS ELF
embedded system, you would use `--target mips-elf'.