add an option for the --build so cygwin users can utilize buildroot

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index db5c84b4a..89bca3b87 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -178,6 +178,19 @@ config BR2_TOPDIR_SUFFIX
 	    build_ARCH -> build_ARCH_[SUFFIX]
 	    toolchain_build_ARCH -> toolchain_build_ARCH_[SUFFIX] 
 
+config BR2_GNU_BUILD_SUFFIX
+	string "GNU build hostname suffix"
+	default "pc-linux-gnu"
+	help
+	    The string used to pass to configure scripts via the
+	    --build= option.  Just specify the suffix here, the leading
+	    arch will be filled in automatically.
+
+	    Here's some copy and paste build host options for you:
+	      linux:   pc-linux-gnu
+	      cygwin:  pc-cygwin
+	      os x:    apple-darwin7 / apple-darwin8
+
 config BR2_JLEVEL
 	int "Number of jobs to run simultaneously"
 	default "1"