Embedded people have cross compiled python for quite some time now, with more or less success. These activities have taken place in various embedded build systems, such as PTXdist, OpenEmbedded and others. I suppose instead of wasting the time over and over again, without proper review by the Python core developers, I would like to find out if it is possible to get cross compilation support integrated in the upstream tree. This patch series reflects what we currently have in PTXdist. Please see it as an RFC. It is probably not perfect yet, but I would like to see some feedback from you Python guys out there. Do you see issues with these patches? Would it be possible in general to get something similar to this series into the Python mainline? Robert -- Pengutronix e.K. | Dipl.-Ing. Robert Schwebel | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |