From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Wilson Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:59:21 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] crosscompiler ? Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Is a crosscompiler for linuix-ia32 available somewhere or is it really necessary to build it by myself ? I don't know of anyone publicly distributing native or cross compiler binaries at this time. Most free software groups tend to just distribute sources, not binaries. Unfortunately, at the present time, there is no easy way to build a cross compiler, because not all of the stuff you need is readily available to the public. It is possible, it is just a lot of work, because you need to build the compiler and the libraries (glibc) at the same time, which requires a more complicated build process than is normal. This will all get easier when the linux vendors start releasing alpha quality ia64 linux distributions. Unless you have an immediate need for an ia64 compiler, you are probably better off waiting, and let the linux vendors do the hard work for you. Jim