---
name: "pdebuild-cross-create"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pdebuild-cross"
version: "2.2.19"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pdebuild-cross-create"
---

# pdebuild-cross-create(1)

pbuilder wrapper to create a crossbuild chroot

## Name

pdebuild-cross-create - pbuilder wrapper to create a crossbuild chroot

## Synopsis

```
 pdebuild-cross-create
```

## Description

`"pdebuild-cross"` wraps pdebuild to support cross-building inside a pbuilder chroot. `"pdebuild-cross"` needs to be run in the top level source directory of the package (where it can find *debian/changelog*).

## Options

`"pdebuild-cross-create"` supports no options. Edit the */etc/pdebuild/pdebuild-cross.rc* configuration file to change how `"pdebuild-cross-create"` behaves.

## Architecture

*/etc/pdebuild-cross/pbuilder.rc* defaults to `"armel"` - edit the */etc/pdebuild/pdebuild-cross.rc* configuration file to change the architecture. Ensure that the `"MULTISTRAPFILE"` configuration value is also modified to specify a `"multistrap"` configuration file suitable for the architecture required.

However, the current pbuilder hooks also default to `"armel"` and would need to be replaced for other architectures.