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sysroot

sysroot noun: a directory containing all the header files, configuration files and libraries required to build a program, often used in cross-compilation.

Noun

sysroot (plural sysroots)

  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.2016, Alexandru Vaduva, Alex Gonzalez, Chris Simmonds, Linux: Embedded Development, Birmingham; Mumbai: Packt Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 146

Forms of sysroot

pluralsysroots

Origin of sysroot

From sys (“system”) + root (“the highest directory of a directory structure”).

Questions about sysroot

What does sysroot mean?
Sysroot means a directory containing all the header files, configuration files and libraries required to build a program, often used in cross-compilation.
What part of speech is sysroot?
Sysroot is a noun.
What is the plural of sysroot?
The plural of sysroot is sysroots.

Words near sysroot in the dictionary

  1. sysphobic
  2. sysplex
  3. sysplexes
  4. sysprog
  5. sysprogs
  6. sysroot
  7. sysroots
  8. SysRq
  9. syssal
  10. syssals
  11. syssarcosis

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