Re: Basics -- what tools for Walnut?

[Mark Hatle <fray@mvista.com>]

The version of HardHat Linux that came with your walnut was created to match the
requirements of the kernel also shipped with Hard Hat Linux.

The current _devel kernel requires a newer version of binutils that understands
the -m405 architecture.  Either use the kernel shipped w/ Hard Hat Linux, or you
will need to get a newer tool chain.  (Either build it yourself or purchase it
from MontaVista...)

--Mark
(Speaking for myself, not MontaVista whom I work for.)

Dave Strout wrote:
>
> I think I'm missing a basic concept here -- I'm about to do some work on
> a Walnut system, so  I started by loading up the HardHat Linux that came
> with the Walnut onto my intel desktop, then grabbing the
> linuxppc_2_4_devel kernel via rsync.  When I try to compile, gas startes
> to complain about "unknown option '-m405'".
>
> I tried running /opt/hardhat/devkit/ppc/4xx/bin/ppc_4xx-as -m405, and
> sure enough, it doesn't know the 405.  Nor does the gas that I built
> from binutils 2.10.1 with --target-powerpc.
>
> So, is there a patch I should be applying before building the
> cross-compile environment, or a specific set of tools somewhere, or what
> am I missing?
>
> thanks,
> dave.
>

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