Distro provided cross compiler vs custom built gcc
问题 I intend to cross compile for Raspberry Pi, basically a small ARM computer. The host will be an i686 box running Arch Linux. My first instinct is to use cross compiler provided by Arch Linux, arm-elf-gcc-base and arm-elf-binutils. However, every wiki and post I read seems to use some version of custom gcc build. They seem to spend significant time on cooking their own gcc. Problem is that they never say WHY it is important to use their gcc over another. Can stock distro provided cross