Build
Cross-compilation
Quick answer
Cross-compilation is building a binary on one architecture that is intended to run on a different one.
Cross-compilation is building a binary on one architecture that is intended to run on a different one.
Why it matters
It is far faster than emulation but needs a toolchain per target and breaks on anything that runs generated code at build time. Native runners avoid the problem entirely.
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Related
Incremental buildAn incremental build recompiles only the parts of a project affected by a change, reusing previously built outputs for everything else.MonorepoA monorepo is a single repository containing multiple projects or packages that are versioned and built together.QEMU emulationQEMU emulation runs binaries compiled for one CPU architecture on a machine with a different one, by interpreting instructions in software.Remote executionRemote execution distributes individual build actions across a fleet of workers rather than running them all on one machine.