Cannot configure cross-compiler options

[michaliskambi]

There are many ways to nicely configure the compilation of base FPC, but there seems to be no way to change the compilation options used for cross-compiling. After some testing (and playing around with source code), I think that the cross-compilation options are just hardcoded in fpcupdeluxemainform.pas?

E.g. for Android/ARM the fpcupdeluxemainform.pas in TForm1.Button5Click sets (before my change in #10 ):

FPCupManager.FPCOPT:='-dFPC_ARMHF ';
FPCupManager.CrossOPT:='-CpARMV7A -CfVFPV3 -OoFASTMATH -CaEABIHF ';

I have not found a way to customize it. (Except editing the source code, of course:) I don't see an appropriate option in the GUI.

Although I have a settings.ini file, but the cross-compilations options inside seem to be ignored. E.g. it doesn't matter what do I put as crossopt inside the section [android].

[LongDirtyAnimAlf]

The arm cross-compiler is used by Linux and Android.
Linux needs FPC_ARMHF.
Therefor this is also enabled for Android, otherwise, building cross-Android after cross-Linux will overwrite the previous cross-compiler with a non-ARMHF compiler.
The -OoFASTMATH -CaEABIHF options are removed for Android.

[michaliskambi]

Thank you! But your comments here apply to #10 :)

This issue is a feature requests to have some way (either from GUI or an ini file) to allow user to always adjust the cross-compilation options. I'm sorry, I see that I wasn't clear about what do I want in my issue description.

Even if the defaults in fpcupdeluxe are perfect for us, it seems reasonable to allow user to configure them anyway:) Just like the parameters for non-cross FPC can be configured right now.

If this sounds OK to you, I would happily work on it, and submit a pull request:)

[LongDirtyAnimAlf]

Added cross build options.
a2655c1

[michaliskambi]

Thank you!

I just tried it, and it works great. I will have a little fix, but I'll submit it as a separate pull request :)

I see that you also added a lot more options for building cross-compilers, and you added "Auto-update compilers", this is very great! Thank you so much!