Hardly complicated when you just type "make" and out pops an executable. How is that any more complicated than doing it under Linux, or on a Pi ? It wasn't when I was doing it, building Linux executables and bare metal.I just read this topic, mostly curious how and if people still use complicated method with x86-64 Windows in order to get some Linux things done w.r.t. ARMv6 computer.
I don't currently do that because my interests now lie elsewhere. But I still build Pico SDK code under Windows with nothing more than 'cmake' replacing 'make'.
I would have no qualms with returning to cross-compilation under Windows for Pi, don't really see how that's any different or more complicated than cross-compiling under Linux, or on a Pi. When one can easily cross-compile for a Pico on Windows, Linux and Pi, I don't see why it should be any more difficult or complicated to cross-compile for a Pi under Windows, than it is on Linux or Pi OS.
The only complications are lack of support from Raspberry Pi for Windows users and Linux zealots who would rather have people using Linux instead of Windows, who have no intention of helping Windows users do things how they would like to do things.
Statistics: Posted by hippy — Sun Dec 21, 2025 3:18 pm