Sysroot
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A directory containing all the header files, configuration files and libraries required to build a program, often used in cross-compilation.
"The toolchain also comes with a matching sysroot for the target device because it needs access to various headers and libraries necessary to run on the target architecture. The sysroot is generated from the root filesystem and uses the same metadata configuration."
Example
More examples"The toolchain also comes with a matching sysroot for the target device because it needs access to various headers and libraries necessary to run on the target architecture. The sysroot is generated from the root filesystem and uses the same metadata configuration."
Etymology
From sys (“system”) + root (“the highest directory of a directory structure”).
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