--build option for mini2440

Gaurav
I am trying to compile freetype for mini2440 for which I have to specify
--build option when I run the configure script. Can someone tell me what to
specify for --build option for mini2440?  What does that option mean? 

Thanks in advance!

Juergen Beisert
--host defines your Mini2440 (and the compiler to be used) as the target
the code should run on and --build the host where the code will be
compiled. In PTXdist the autotools based packages are configured on my host
with "--host=arm-v4t-linux-gnueabi --build=i686-host-linux-gnu"

Gaurav
Thanks so much for thee help! I really appreciate it!