# Cross Compile

> A cross compiler is a compiler capable of creating executable code for a platform other than the one on which the compiler is running. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_compiler)

* [Cross Compiling on Linux for the Edison](http://shawnhymel.com/809/cross-compiling-on-linux-for-the-edison/)
* [Cross Platform Development for Intel Edison using CMake and Qt Creator(32 and 64 bits)](http://www.samontab.com/web/2015/02/cross-platform-development-for-intel-edison-using-cmake-and-qt-creator32-and-64-bits/)
* [Cross compile Libmraa for intel Edison from Linux x86\_64](https://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/mraa/issues/303)