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 === Cross compiler ===
 
 First, we will be compiling on a host gentoo system. To do this, first install
-crossdev and the needed toolchain (See [[cross_toolchain]])
+crossdev and the needed toolchain (See [[cross_toolchain]]).
+If your host system is not gentoo, be sure to install a cross compiler for
+aarch64.
+
+*The pinephone triple is aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu*
 
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 emerge -av git ninja crossdev