Re: PowerPC Cross-compile of 2.6 kernels

[Cort Dougan <cort@ftsoj.fsmlabs.com>]

It would be nice to see the 4xx and 8xx chips being tested.  There are a
lot of rarely tested configurations and targets in the PPC kernel.

} > > > > > In response to requests at OLS, we've added cross-compile
} > > > > > capability to the PLM, and the first architecture
} > > > > > implemented is PowerPC.  The powerpc code is
} > > > > > generated via a cross-compiler set up using Dan
} > > > > > Kegels's crosstool-0.22 on an i386 host using gcc-3.3.1,
} > > > > > glibc-2.3.2 and built for the powerpc-750.
} > > > > >
} > > > > > The filter run is the compile regress developed by John
} > > > > > Cherry at OSDL.  Refer to his prior mail on lkml for the
} > > > > > results of this filter on ia386 and IA64.
} > > > > >
} > > > > > Look at
} > > > > >     http://www.osdl.org/plm-cgi/plm?module=search
} > > > > > and look up linux-2.6.0-test5 or any later kernels for the
} > > > > > results of this filter under 'PPC-Cross Compile Regress'.
} > > > > >
} > > > > > Does anyone have any input regarding requests for
} > > > > > additional architectures or improvements to the
} > > > > > filters?  Please cc me in any responses to lkml as I do
} > > > > > not currently monitor this list, though other OSDL
} > > > > > employees do.