Re: Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc, and BINUTILS

Re: Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc, and BINUTILS

[Steve Heflin]

At 02:30 PM 1/28/2008, Steve Heflin wrote:
>Josh, you're a life saver!!  Your GIT tree is exactly what I've been
>looking for. I have an AMCC440EPx based product that makes heavy use
>of all the devices embedded in the microcontroller. I'll be able to
>give that platform a very good testing.
>
>Now can you help me with BINUTILS?  What version do you use and can
>you point me to a decent GIT tree for it?  I tried to use version
>2.18 and the build blows up because it tries to "strip" a script file
>"embedspu".

Whoa! I spoke too soon.  Upon attempting a "make menuconfig" on the 
2.6.24-rc8 which I cloned from your git tree, I don't even SEE the 
powerpc architecture appearing!  What's up?

Re: Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc, and BINUTILS

[Josh Boyer]

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:46:47 -0500
Steve Heflin <sheflin@newagemicro.com> wrote:

> At 02:30 PM 1/28/2008, Steve Heflin wrote:
> >Josh, you're a life saver!!  Your GIT tree is exactly what I've been
> >looking for. I have an AMCC440EPx based product that makes heavy use
> >of all the devices embedded in the microcontroller. I'll be able to
> >give that platform a very good testing.
> >
> >Now can you help me with BINUTILS?  What version do you use and can
> >you point me to a decent GIT tree for it?  I tried to use version
> >2.18 and the build blows up because it tries to "strip" a script file
> >"embedspu".
> 
> Whoa! I spoke too soon.  Upon attempting a "make menuconfig" on the 
> 2.6.24-rc8 which I cloned from your git tree, I don't even SEE the 
> powerpc architecture appearing!  What's up?

I dunno.  I never use make menuconfig.  I typically do:

make ARCH=powerpc sequoia_defconfig

or something similar if I'm cross-building from x86.  Otherwise if I'm
on the G5, it's just:

make sequoia_defconfig

josh

Re: Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc, and BINUTILS

[Josh Boyer]

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:43:52 -0600
Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:46:47 -0500
> Steve Heflin <sheflin@newagemicro.com> wrote:
> 
> > At 02:30 PM 1/28/2008, Steve Heflin wrote:
> > >Josh, you're a life saver!!  Your GIT tree is exactly what I've been
> > >looking for. I have an AMCC440EPx based product that makes heavy use
> > >of all the devices embedded in the microcontroller. I'll be able to
> > >give that platform a very good testing.
> > >
> > >Now can you help me with BINUTILS?  What version do you use and can
> > >you point me to a decent GIT tree for it?  I tried to use version
> > >2.18 and the build blows up because it tries to "strip" a script file
> > >"embedspu".
> > 
> > Whoa! I spoke too soon.  Upon attempting a "make menuconfig" on the 
> > 2.6.24-rc8 which I cloned from your git tree, I don't even SEE the 
> > powerpc architecture appearing!  What's up?
> 
> I dunno.  I never use make menuconfig.  I typically do:
> 
> make ARCH=powerpc sequoia_defconfig
> 
> or something similar if I'm cross-building from x86.  Otherwise if I'm
> on the G5, it's just:
> 
> make sequoia_defconfig

Oh, and that's on the for-2.6.25 branch of my tree.  I'll update the
master soon-ish to match the powerpc git tree.

josh

Re: Reminder: removal of arch/ppc - (Sequoia)

[Josh Boyer]

On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:37:22 -0500
Steve Heflin <sheflin@newagemicro.com> wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> Yes! I'm looking at 2.6.23.14 as I thought that was the newest 
> version. I completely missed seeing the 2.6.24 kit, thank you so much!!

FYI, 2.6.24 is considered fairly old relatively speaking.  With so much
activity going on for the embedded boards for arch/powerpc, you're sort
of missing out if you aren't running from the latest git trees.

Yes, I realize how ridiculous it sounds to say a kernel that was just
released 3 days ago is old, but that's reality.

josh

Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc Latest-and-Greatest (was Re: Reminder: removal of arch/ppc - (Sequoia))

[Grant Erickson]

On 1/27/08 6:00 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:37:22 -0500
> Steve Heflin <sheflin@newagemicro.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello!
>> 
>> Yes! I'm looking at 2.6.23.14 as I thought that was the newest
>> version. I completely missed seeing the 2.6.24 kit, thank you so much!!
> 
> FYI, 2.6.24 is considered fairly old relatively speaking.  With so much
> activity going on for the embedded boards for arch/powerpc, you're sort
> of missing out if you aren't running from the latest git trees.
> 
> Yes, I realize how ridiculous it sounds to say a kernel that was just
> released 3 days ago is old, but that's reality.
> 
> josh

What's the best/preferred GIT URL for current, up-to-date arch/powerpc
activity? Is it?

    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc

I am particularly interested in Kilauea/Haleakala-related development.

Regards,

Grant Erickson

Re: Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc Latest-and-Greatest (was Re: Reminder: removal of arch/ppc - (Sequoia))

[Josh Boyer]

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:01:12 -0800
Grant Erickson <gerickson@nuovations.com> wrote:

> On 1/27/08 6:00 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:37:22 -0500
> > Steve Heflin <sheflin@newagemicro.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Hello!
> >> 
> >> Yes! I'm looking at 2.6.23.14 as I thought that was the newest
> >> version. I completely missed seeing the 2.6.24 kit, thank you so much!!
> > 
> > FYI, 2.6.24 is considered fairly old relatively speaking.  With so much
> > activity going on for the embedded boards for arch/powerpc, you're sort
> > of missing out if you aren't running from the latest git trees.
> > 
> > Yes, I realize how ridiculous it sounds to say a kernel that was just
> > released 3 days ago is old, but that's reality.
> > 
> > josh
> 
> What's the best/preferred GIT URL for current, up-to-date arch/powerpc
> activity? Is it?
> 
>     git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc

Yep, that's the canonical source.

> I am particularly interested in Kilauea/Haleakala-related development.

My tree:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwboyer/powerpc-4xx.git 

might briefly have some stuff for those that Paul's doesn't at times,
but as of right now they are synced up.  Typically there are only
changes on the next kernel branch during the development period for
that particular version.

josh

Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc, and BINUTILS

[Steve Heflin]

Josh, you're a life saver!!  Your GIT tree is exactly what I've been 
looking for. I have an AMCC440EPx based product that makes heavy use 
of all the devices embedded in the microcontroller. I'll be able to 
give that platform a very good testing.

Now can you help me with BINUTILS?  What version do you use and can 
you point me to a decent GIT tree for it?  I tried to use version 
2.18 and the build blows up because it tries to "strip" a script file 
"embedspu".

thanks so much,
Steve