The build system supports universal binaries (including static libraries). In addition, the desired SDK can be choosen. Configure switches related to Mac OS X: Operating System: --target-macosx (auto-detect) SDK: --with-macosxsdk= (auto-detect) Architecture: --target-universal (default) --target-x86 --target-x64 --target-ppc32 Tool: --tool-gcc (default) --tool-llvm-gcc Configure and Build for host platform: ./configure make sudo make install Compile for Mac OS X 10.4u: configure --target-macosx --with-macosxsdk=10.4u --target-ppc32