Cross compiling opencv project for ARM

Question

How do I cross compile my opencv C++ program for ARM?

I have successfully compiled opencv for ARM, But I haven't run

make install

my understanding is that doing this will move the compiled opencv in my system directories. I already have opencv built and installed for my system. Will installing opencv compiled for ARM mess up my native opencv?

When I compile opencv project for my system I specify the opencv Library Path and header directories with -L and -I options. I want to compile the same project for arm, how do i go about doing this.

Answer 1

Doing a simple

make install

installs the OpenCV in the build directory inside a 'install' folder.

Works only for opencv versions above 2.4.x