Re: [PATCH atusb/fw v2 2/3] atusb: fw: Update toolchain instructions

[Stefan Schmidt <stefan@datenfreihafen.org>]

Hello Miquel.

On 06.09.22 10:21, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> Those instructions do not work anymore for several reaons:
> - Two out of the three files to download return a 404 error:
>        * The binutils version does not exist, it was 2.21.1 or 2.21.1a
>          instead of just 2.21.
>        * The avr-libc is no longer hosted on the pointed website, I've
>          found an alternate.
> - The binutils version mentioned is not able to compile the firmware on
>    a recent distribution, the Internet advised to update its version and
>    it worked.
> - Most of these compilations will throw warnings if you use a recent
>    gcc. Sometimes -Werror is set and it fails the build. To avoid that,
>    just use --disable-werror in the ./configure options.
> - I had issues building the gcc doc but those issues are trivial to
>    fix inline.
> 
> Update the instructions for building the toolchain and while at it,
> start the file by mentioning that this is maybe not useful anymore, and
> provide the packets to install.

I can see that it was a frustrating process to get this working. :/
Sorry to hear. The truth is only a handful of people did ever build the 
firmware themself, I think. Even I have not done it in a while. (ugh, 5 
years ago most likely judging from the git log).

regards
Stefan Schmidt