From: Dan Malek <dmalek@jlc.net>
To: "Mark S. Mathews" <mark@absoval.com>
Cc: LinuxPPC Dev <linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org>
Subject: Re: Cross compiling kernels.
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:36:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3670AF4C.23FF463D@jlc.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.3.96.981209121231.12326B-100000@tristar.cc.absoval.com
Mark S. Mathews wrote:
> I'm currently trying to build a cross compiler (hosted on x86) for
> building PPC kernels.....
Has anyone been successful doing this? I get personal
e-mail almost weekly from people either using gcc 2.x.x.x,
which we all know is incorrect, or having problems building
a cross egcs. I use only egcs tools natively on LinuxPPC
machines, so I have no suggestions other than that.
> 1) What kernel version is recommended to run the MPC8xx processors? I've
> seen references to 2.1.129, but I'm not sure.
I found a couple of minor bugs in 2.1.129 when I build it
for the MPC8xx. Cort said he fixed them in 2.1.130, so
I would start with the latest vger CVS sources.
> 2) What compiler/binutils packages are considered 'best' for this?
> The latest I've tried is binutils-2.9.1 and egcs 1.1b
That's it.
> 3) Is there a recommended kernel release for running with the MPC8xx
> processors? i.e. on the Moto MBX boards?
The original port was done on the MBX860 board, so that
always seems to work. I have recently finished some 823/850
stuff and realized the configuration needs lots of work, so
I am doing that right now. The major changes include
moving most of the CONFIG_MBX to generic CONFIG_8xx,
uart/serial driver configuration, the Ethernet configurable
on any SCC, and boot code changes. I have one more board
to port next week, and I will dump the changes on Cort :-).
In my spare time I am trying to port the latest USB software
to the 850. Anyone else interested, let me know.
-- Dan
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-12-11 5:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-12-09 17:34 Cross compiling kernels Mark S. Mathews
1998-12-10 20:21 ` Matt Porter
1998-12-11 5:36 ` Dan Malek [this message]
1998-12-14 5:41 ` Matt Porter
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