From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.sysgo.com (mail.sysgo.com [62.8.134.5]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC6A567A8E for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 02:43:05 +1100 (EST) From: Gerhard Jaeger To: "Bryan O'Donoghue" Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:42:55 +0100 References: <4219EC67.1070602@dgt-lab.com.pl> <200502231554.56860.g.jaeger@sysgo.com> <421CA367.1010604@eircom.net> In-Reply-To: <421CA367.1010604@eircom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Message-Id: <200502231642.55758.g.jaeger@sysgo.com> Cc: Wojciech Kromer , linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org Subject: Re: any hints using gcc 3.4.3 for 2.4.25 kernel? List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Wednesday 23 February 2005 16:38, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: > Gerhard Jaeger wrote: > > On Monday 21 February 2005 15:12, Wojciech Kromer wrote: > > > >>a)first i have: > >>- 2.4.25 kernel (from denx cvs) > >>- eldk with 2.95.4 compiler > >>this one set works fine :) > >> > >>b)then, i've tried to same sources with: > >>gcc-3.4.3 , self build from uClibc buildroot > >>new hernel hangs just after decompressing :( > >> > >>any tricks? > >> > > > > > > you can use the include/linux/init.h and compiler.h from 2.4.29 > > kernel + patching some header files, where the inlining does not > > work any longer. I also suggest comparing with 2.4.29 kernel. > > > > ciao, > > Gerhard > > > > If all you want is a cross compiler to make a kernel why not try this > procedure ? > > Tested with : > > gcc-3.4.2 > binutils-2.15.90.0.3 > dietlibc-0.28 or dietlibc cvs > > 1 > untar all sources > > 2 > binutils: > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/powerpc-linux --target=powerpc-linux > > make > make install > > 3 > gcc: > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/powerpc-linux --target=powerpc-linux > --with-ecos --disable-nls --enable-threads=posix --disable-shared > --enable-languages=c --with-headers=../dietlibc/include > > make > make install > > There might be a little error in gcc/unwind-dw2-fde-glibc.c and > gcc/unwind-dw2-fde.h > > I can't remember the exact errors in those two files, but, hopefully > those should be easy enough to fix. > > Once you work around the slight inconsistency between dietlibc & gcc in > those two files, and make install, you should have a full toolchain in > /usr/local/powerpc-linux > > I had been thinking about making a small script for kernel people such > as yourself, who wanted just a toolchain for kernel cross compiles. > Maybe I'll do that. > > But, in any case, the above procedure gives me a 3.4.2 which is quite > happy to compile a 2.4.28-rc3 (though I haven't tried out the denx > 2.4.25... but, I can't see why that would fail). > > Hope this helps. I'm pretty sure, that it won't help on a 2.4.25 kernel. The 2.4.28-rc3 already has the needed patches/changes applied, that's why it works for you ;) ciao, Gerhard -- Gerhard Jaeger SYSGO AG Embedded and Real-Time Software www.sysgo.com | www.elinos.com | www.pikeos.com | www.osek.de