Re: [RFC][PATCH] meta-toolchain: use MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS instead of TARGET_SYS

[Denys Dmytriyenko <denis@denix.org>]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:29:54PM +0200, Koen Kooi wrote:
> >> Yes, that needs to be done, as well as seperating the cross tools in
> >> case different archs need different versions (as is the case with
> >> angstrom, v5te and v7a need different binutils). This change largely to
> >> to cosmetically highlight that the toolchain is not really "universal"
> >> (yet).
> > 
> > And we can talk about if "universal" is really a good goal either.
> 
> I don't think we can make it "universal" without sacrificing key benefits.
> 
> > Taking a bit of a guess in the dark, an SDK with support for all the fun
> > stuff found on Beagleboard might not be done easily with also having
> > support for all the fun stuff found on some other ref board too.
> 
> The immediate problem I'm trying to address now is that having both an
> armv5te and armv7a toolchain installed is breaking horribly. Ideally
> they would coexist peacefully, but I don't know if we can manage that,
> without impacting the ease of use.

I know it's not what you are looking for, but easier workaround would be to 
install different toolchains in different paths... :)

-- 
Denys