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From: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
To: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: re: Kernel Cross Compiling
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 13:03:22 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <402E8D1A.4000106@kegel.com> (raw)

Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at> wrote:
> I'm currently investigating the requirements/doability
> of a kernel cross compiling test bed/setup, able to do
> automated kernel builds for different architecture,
> just to see if it compiles and later to verify if a 
> given patch breaks that compile on any of the tested
> archs ...

Great idea!

>  I decided to use binutils 2.14.90.0.8, and gcc 3.3.2,
>    but soon discovered that gcc-3.3.2 will not be able 
>    to build a cross compiler for some archs like the
>    alpha, ia64, powerpc and even i386 ;) without some
>    modifications[2] but with some help, I got all headers
>    fixed, except for the ia64, which still doesn't work

Wouldn't it be easier to use http://kegel.com/crosstool
which already builds good toolchains for just about every
CPU type?
- Dan

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             reply	other threads:[~2004-02-14 21:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-14 21:03 Dan Kegel [this message]
2004-02-14 22:07 ` Kernel Cross Compiling Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-15  3:51   ` Dan Kegel
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-02-17 21:51 Judith Lebzelter
2004-02-18  7:19 ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-14  3:26 Stephen M. Kenton
2004-02-14 14:21 ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-15 23:28   ` Robert Schwebel
2004-02-15 23:59     ` William Lee Irwin III
     [not found] <20040213205743.GA30245@MAIL.13thfloor.at.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2004-02-13 21:25 ` Andi Kleen
2004-02-13 21:46   ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-13 23:45   ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-15 11:16     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2004-02-15 17:38       ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-16 13:51         ` Keith Owens
2004-02-13 20:57 Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-13 21:31 ` David Mosberger
2004-02-13 21:44   ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-14  0:58     ` David Mosberger
2004-02-14  1:08       ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-14  2:35         ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-14  2:51           ` David Mosberger
2004-02-16 22:50       ` Jim Wilson
2004-02-16  0:03   ` Peter Chubb
2004-02-14  8:32 ` Timothy D. Witham
2004-02-14 13:03   ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-14 19:25     ` Timothy D. Witham
2004-02-14 22:08       ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-16 21:41     ` cliff white
2004-02-16 22:10       ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-02-17 13:26 ` Maciej W. Rozycki

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