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Old 10-06-2009
No, it is not sufficient to borrow a few linux RPMs. To wit:
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Originally Posted by Corona688
To compile and link for linux, assuming a compiler capable of it, you'd need to have all the linux headers and all the linux libraries and objects. Which is halfway to having linux in its entirety.
Cross-compiling is for different architectures of the same OS. Just compile in Linux already.
# 9  
Old 10-06-2009
So I would need kernel stuff aswell? Ok in that case it is a bad idea.
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